James Vaughan (footballer, born 1988)
James Oliver Vaughan (born 14 July 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the loans pathway manager at Everton.
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Vaughan with Birmingham City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Oliver Vaughan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2011 | Everton | 47 | (7) |
| 2009 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Norwich City | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2013–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 53 | (17) |
| 2015–2016 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Bury | 37 | (24) |
| 2017–2018 | Sunderland | 23 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bradford City | 25 | (11) |
| 2020 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | (18) |
| Total | 363 | (111) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | England U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | England U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vaughan, who was born in Birmingham, signed his first professional contract with Everton. He played for the club between 2005 and 2011, including loan spells at Derby County, Leicester City and Crystal Palace, before signing for Norwich in May 2011. He then had a loan spell at Huddersfield Town for the majority of the 2012–13 season, before signing permanent terms on 3 July 2013. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Huddersfield before joining Birmingham City on loan. The move was made permanent at the end of the 2015–16 season, but his stay was brief, as he joined Bury in August 2016. Vaughan played for just a single season at Bury, making 40 appearances and scoring 24 times. He completed a move to Championship club Sunderland in July 2017, playing 27 times before leaving to join Wigan Athletic in January 2018. He spent time on loan at Portsmouth in 2018–19.
He has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 age groups, but later expressed a desire to represent Jamaica at international level. He became the Premier League's youngest-ever goalscorer in 2005, and as of 2023 still holds that record.