James Garner (footballer, born 2001)
James David Garner (born 13 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton.
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Garner playing for Manchester United U18s in 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James David Garner | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Everton | |||||||||||||
| Number | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | Manchester United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Manchester United | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Watford (loan) | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 41 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Everton | 46 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | England U19 | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | England U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | England U21 | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Born in Birkenhead, Garner joined Manchester United's youth system at under-8 level. He made his first-team debut at the age of 17, in a Premier League game against Crystal Palace in February 2019. He spent time on loan at Watford and Nottingham Forest. In the 2021–22 season, he helped Forest gain promotion to the Premier League by winning the play-offs. Garner made seven first-team appearances for United in total, before joining Everton in September 2022.
Garner made more than 30 appearances for England's youth national teams, from under-17 to under-21 level. He made his debut for the under-21 team in September 2021, and was part of the squad that won the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.