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James Ward-Prowse

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James Ward-Prowse

James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse (born 1 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United. Originally a member of Southampton's youth teams, Ward-Prowse made his first-team debut in October 2011, and signed his first professional contract in 2012. He became a regular for Southampton and was appointed as captain in 2020. In 2023, he played his 400th game for the club, before leaving for West Ham United the same year. After one season, he moved on loan to Nottingham Forest. Ward-Prowse has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels and earned 31 caps and scored 6 goals at under-21 level, also serving as captain. He made his senior international debut in March 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat to Germany.

Infobox

Full name
James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
Date of birth
(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth
Portsmouth, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Position
Central midfielder
Current team
West Ham United
Number
8
2001–2003
East Lodge
2003–2011
Southampton
Years
Team
2011–2023
Southampton
2023–
West Ham United
2024–2025
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
2010–2011
England U17
2012–2013
England U19
2013–2014
England U20
2013–2017
England U21
2017–2022
England

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Southampton
Southampton
Club
Southampton
Season
2011–12
League
Championship
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
2
Total
1
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Premier League
League
15
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
19
Europe
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Premier League
League
34
League
0
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
39
Europe
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Premier League
League
25
League
1
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
30
Europe
1
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Premier League
League
33
League
2
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
39
Total
2
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
30
League
4
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
5
League Cup
0
League Cup
6
Europe
0
Europe
43
Total
4
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
30
League
3
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
33
Europe
4
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
7
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
29
Europe
7
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
5
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
44
Europe
5
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
8
League
5
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
44
Europe
9
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
10
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
42
Europe
11
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
9
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
5
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Europe
45
Europe
11
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Championship
League
1
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
344
League
49
League
29
League
5
FA Cup
28
FA Cup
1
League Cup
9
League Cup
0
Europe
410
Europe
55
West Ham United
West Ham United
Club
West Ham United
Season
2023–24
League
Premier League
League
37
League
7
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Europe
10
Europe
0
Total
51
Total
7
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
15
League
1
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
16
Europe
1
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
5
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
6
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
57
League
8
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
10
League Cup
0
Europe
73
Europe
8
Nottingham Forest (loan)
Nottingham Forest (loan)
Club
Nottingham Forest (loan)
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
9
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Europe
10
Europe
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
410
League
57
League
32
League
5
FA Cup
32
FA Cup
1
League Cup
19
League Cup
0
Europe
493
Europe
63
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Southampton
2011–12
Championship
0
0
1
1
1
0
—
2
1
2012–13
Premier League
15
0
1
0
3
0
—
19
0
2013–14
Premier League
34
0
3
0
2
0
—
39
0
2014–15
Premier League
25
1
3
0
2
0
—
30
1
2015–16
Premier League
33
2
1
0
2
0
3
0
39
2
2016–17
Premier League
30
4
2
0
5
0
6
0
43
4
2017–18
Premier League
30
3
2
1
1
0
—
33
4
2018–19
Premier League
26
7
2
0
1
0
—
29
7
2019–20
Premier League
38
5
3
0
3
0
—
44
5
2020–21
Premier League
38
8
5
1
1
0
—
44
9
2021–22
Premier League
36
10
4
1
2
0
—
42
11
2022–23
Premier League
38
9
2
1
5
1
—
45
11
2023–24
Championship
1
0
—
0
0
—
1
0
Total
344
49
29
5
28
1
9
0
410
55
West Ham United
2023–24
Premier League
37
7
2
0
2
0
10
0
51
7
2024–25
Premier League
15
1
—
1
0
—
16
1
2025–26
Premier League
5
0
0
0
1
0
—
6
0
Total
57
8
2
0
4
0
10
0
73
8
Nottingham Forest (loan)
2024–25
Premier League
9
0
1
0
—
—
10
0
Career total
410
57
32
5
32
1
19
0
493
63
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
England
England
National team
England
Year
2017
Apps
1
Goals
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
1
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
2
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
5
Apps
2
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
2
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
11
Apps
2
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2017
1
0
2019
1
0
2020
2
0
2021
5
2
2022
2
0
Total
11
2
List of international goals scored by James Ward-Prowse · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
25 March 2021
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Cap
5
Opponent
San Marino
Score
1–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
9 October 2021
Venue
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Cap
9
Opponent
Andorra
Score
4–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
25 March 2021
Wembley Stadium, London, England
5
San Marino
1–0
5–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
9 October 2021
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
9
Andorra
4–0
5–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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