James Chester
James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and signed for EFL League Two club Barrow.
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Chester lining up for Wales in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Grant Chester | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barrow | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Hull City | 156 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Aston Villa | 119 | (12) |
| 2020 | → Stoke City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Stoke City | 49 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Derby County | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Barrow | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2018 | Wales | 35 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC) | |||
Chester began his career with Manchester United but made only one appearance for the club. He had spells on loan at Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United before joining Hull City in January 2011 on a permanent contract. He spent three-and-a-half years there before signing for West Bromwich Albion in 2015. After only one year with West Brom, Chester joined Championship club Aston Villa in the summer of 2016. Chester helped Villa gain promotion to the Premier League after winning the 2019 EFL Championship play-off final. He joined Stoke City on loan in January 2020 before making it permanent in August 2020. He would leave Stoke in July 2022 and joined League One Derby County, however left in 2023 after an injury hit spell. In September 2023, he signed a deal with League Two Barrow.
He made his international debut for the Wales in June 2014. Chester played at UEFA Euro 2016 where Wales progressed to the semi-final of a major international tournament for the first time in the team's history.