Angharad James-Turner

Angharad James-Turner
James-Turner playing in October 2020
Personal information
Full name Angharad Jane James[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Haverfordwest, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Seattle Reign
Number 6
Youth career
Manorbier Girls
2010–2011 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012–2015 Bristol Academy 52 (4)
2016 Notts County 15 (0)
2017 Yeovil Town 4 (1)
2017–2019 Everton 35 (0)
2019–2021 Reading 36 (2)
2021 North Carolina Courage 16 (1)
2022 Orlando Pride 6 (0)
2022–2024 Tottenham Hotspur 33 (0)
2024– Seattle Reign 14 (0)
International career
Wales U17[2] 10
Wales U19[2] 25
2011– Wales 122 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024

Angharad Jane James (born 1 June 1994), also known as Angharad James-Turner,[3] is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign and the Wales national team.[4]

James-Turner has previously played for English FA Women's Super League clubs Arsenal, Bristol Academy, Notts County, Yeovil Town, Everton, Reading, and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as American clubs North Carolina Courage and Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. Internationally, James-Turner has represented Wales since her debut in 2011 and was named Women's Players' Player of the Year for Wales in 2017[5] having previously been twice named Wales Women's Young Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014.[6]

At 28, James-Turner is the youngest ever Wales player to accrue 100 Caps for her country.[7]

On 11 December 2022 she reached the 150 mark for Women's Super League appearances.[8]

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2015 and 31/01/2015". The Football Association. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FAW13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Angharad James-Turner". Seattle Reign FC. 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ Diamond, Drew (14 August 2020). "Exclusive: Angharad James and Being an International Star". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Former Arsenal midfielder wins FA Wales player's player of the year award". Daily Cannon. 3 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Double delight for Angharad". tenby today. 10 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Angharad James: Wales' youngest centurion". 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Angharad James made her 150th appearance in the Barclays WSL". 13 December 2022.