James Horsfield

English footballer

James HorsfieldPersonal information

Full name|  James Horsfield
Date of birth|  (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Hazel Grove, Stockport, England[1]
Position(s)|  Right back
Youth career
2002–2015|  Manchester City
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2017|  Manchester City|  0|  (0)
2015|  → Doncaster Rovers (loan)|  2|  (0)
2017|  → NAC Breda (loan)|  16|  (1)
2017–2018|  NAC Breda|  10|  (0)
2018–2020|  Scunthorpe United|  11|  (0)
2019|  → Dundee (loan)|  11|  (0)
2019|  → Wrexham (loan)|  3|  (0)
2020–2021|  Wrexham|  16|  (0)
2021–2022|  Chester|  14|  (1)
Total|  |  83|  (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

James Horsfield (born 21 September 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. He is currently a player agent.

## Career

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### Manchester City

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Horsfield came through Manchester City's youth system, signing on as a first year scholar in July 2012, having been at the club for ten years.[1] In July 2015 he scored a penalty against Roma in the International Champions Cup in Melbourne. In 2017 Horsfield signed a one-year contract extension, extending his deal at the club to June 2018.[2]

#### Doncaster Rovers (loan)

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On 28 September 2015, Horsfield signed for Doncaster Rovers on a 28-day emergency loan deal.[3] He made his debut a day later. He made a total of 3 appearances and returned to City.[4]

#### NAC Breda (loan)

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On 17 January 2017, Horsfield was sent on loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda for the rest of the season.[5] He made his debut on 3 February, against Den Bosch.[6] On 13 March, Horsfield scored his first senior goal, in a 2–0 win over Fortuna Sittard.[7]

### NAC Breda

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Following his loan period, Horsfield signed permanently for NAC Breda on 24 July 2017, signing a three-year contract at the Eredivisie club.[8]

### Scunthorpe United

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On 17 July 2018, Horsfield signed for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United on a two-year contract.[9] He made his league debut in the 2–1 away victory against Coventry City.[10]

Horsfield was loaned to Dundee in January 2019.[11]

Horsfield was again loaned out in October 2019, this time to Wrexham.[12]

### Wrexham

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Horsfield would return to Wrexham on 15 September 2020, signing a one-year deal after a successful trial with the club.[13]

### Chester

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On 17 September 2021, Horsfield signed a short-term deal with National League North side Chester.[14]

## Career statistics

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As of 16 June 2019 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Manchester City | 2015–16[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2016–17[17] | Premier League  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Doncaster (loan)  | 2015–16[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0
NAC Breda (loan)  | 2016–17[15] | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 1
NAC Breda | 2017–18[18] | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
Scunthorpe United | 2018–19[19] | League One  | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0
Dundee (loan)  | 2018–19[19] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0
Career Total  | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1

1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
3. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

## References

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1. ^ a b "James Horsfield club profile". Manchester City F.C. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. ^ "Horsfield Signs New City Deal and Joins Nac Breda". www.mancity.com. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
3. ^ "Doncaster sign Horsfield on loan". BBC Sport.
4. ^ "Man City: James Horsfield - who is he and why is he in the Blues squad to face Leicester?". 29 December 2015.
5. ^ NAC Breda doet opnieuw zaken met Manchester City (Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 January 2017.
6. ^ Pollard, Rob (7 February 2017). "LOAN WATCH: MANU GARCIA BAGS NAC WINNER". mancity.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
7. ^ "Manchester City youngster James Horsfield scores sweet goal for NAC Breda". City Watch. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
8. ^ "James Horsfield permanent player of NAC" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
9. ^ "James Horsfield: Scunthorpe United sign former Manchester City youngster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
10. ^ "Coventry City 1-2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
11. ^ "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2019". BBC Sport.
12. ^ "SIGNED RIGHT-BACK JAMES HORSFIELD JOINS WREXHAM AFC ON-LOAN FROM SCUNTHORPE UNITED". Wrexham AFC. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
13. ^ "SIGNED James Horsfield signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
14. ^ FC, Chester. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | James Horsfield joins Chester FC". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
15. ^ a b James Horsfield at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
16. ^ a b "Games played by James Horsfield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
17. ^ "Games played by James Horsfield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
18. ^ "Games played by James Horsfield in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
19. ^ a b "Games played by James Horsfield in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

## External links

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* James Horsfield at Soccerbase
* James Horsfield at WorldFootball.net
* James Horsfield at Soccerway
* James Horsfield profile at Manchester City F.C.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals