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James Ward-Prowse

Southampton FC

 11 appearances, 2 goals, one missed penalty

P 11 W 9 D 1 L 1 F 26: A 2
(actual pitch goals F 13: A 0)
86% successful
 2017-22
disciplined: 1
captain: none
minutes played: 581

Timeline
  James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
 born as James Michael Edward Turner
Birth Tuesday, 1 November 1994 in Portsmouth, Hampshire
 Son of Jacqueline Elizabeth Savage (she married John Ward-Prowse in February 2001) and John Turner. Three sisters, Emma, Stephanie and Sarah.
  registered as Turner in Portsmouth October-December 1994

Source

SkySports Yearbook &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Signed with the Southampton FC Academy when he was just eight years old, and signed a scholarship contract in May 2011. He also trained with Havant & Waterlooville FC, while an Academy player. Ward-Prowse made his first team debut in October 2011 as a sixteen year old. He signed a professional contract in May 2012 as Southampton returned to the Premier League, but suffered relegation at the end of 2022-23 season after he was made club captain for the last few seasons. Ward-Prowse, however, remained in the Premier League when he signed for West Ham United FC for £30 million on 14 August 2023. Joined Nottingham Forest FC on a season long loan on Transfer Deadline day, 30 August 2024, but returned to London on 3 February 2025.

League honours
314+90 appearances, 57 goals
3 red cards
=2nd MOST PL FREE-KICKS 17		 Southampton FC 2012-23 264+80 appearances, 49 goals
debut: 19 August 2012 Manchester City FC 3 Southampton FC 2.
West Ham United FC 2023-25 46+six appearances, eight goals
debut: 20 August 2023 West Ham United FC 3 Chelsea FC 1
Nottingham Forest FC 2024-25 loan five+four appearances
debut: 14 September 2024 Liverpool FC 0 Nottingham Forest FC 1.
Club honours Premier League best sixth place 2015-16 (33ᵃ 2ᵍ);
Football League Cup runners-up 2016-17;
FA Cup best semi-finalist 2017-18 (2ᵃ 1ᵍ);
Individual honours Premier League... Player of the Month nominee January 2019, March 2019, November 2020, January 2022; Player of the Season nominee 2021-22;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8", 10st 4lbs [2017]

Source

various media [2016] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1221st player to appear for England.
Position(s) Left or right midfielder
First match No. 965, 22 March 2017, Germany 1 England 0, a friendly match at Signal Iduna Park, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, substitute (82:03), aged 22 years 141 days
Last match
5 years 81 days		 No. 1033, 11 June 2022, England 0 Italy 0, a Nations League qualification match at Molineux Stadium, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged 27 years 222 days.
Major tournaments UEFA European Championship Finals 2020 (provisional);
UEFA Nations League Finals 2019 (provisional);
Distinctions His first victory came in his second appearance
Youth Career
Youth tournaments FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013;
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2015, 2017;
Nordic Cup 2010; Torneio Internacional do Algarve 2011; Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2014; Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var 2016;
Youth honours UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finalist 2017;
Nordic Cup winners 2010; Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon fourth-place 2014; Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var winners 2016;
Individual honours England U21 (34+two appearances, 6ᵍ 20ᶜ September 2013-June 2017)
 England U20 (three appearances, June 2013)
England U19 (four appearances, 1ᶜ September 2012-March 2013)
England U17 (three+four appearances, August 2010-February 2011).


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp.
apps		 starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals  
12 11 5 6 ▲5
▼2		 11 581 2 291 min 2 1 1 none 1
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
11 9 1 1 26 2 +24 2 9 2.364 0.182 86.4 +8

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 5 1 0 13 0 +13 1 6 2.167 0.00 91.7 +5
Away 5 4 0 1 13 2 +11 1 3 2.60 0.40 80.0 +3

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 9 8 1 0 24 1 +23 1 8 2.667 0.111 94.4 +8
Blue 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 0 3 4.00 0.00 100.0 +3
World Cup 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 0 3 4.00 0.00 100.0 +3
ECP 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
European Championship 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
NLP 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1
Nations League 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1
Friendly 5 4 0 1 8 1 +7 1 4 1.40 0.20 80.0 +3

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2016-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCP 2021 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 0 3 4.00 0.00 100.0 +3
WCP All 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 0 3 4.00 0.00 100.0 +3

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2019 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
ECP All 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2020 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
NLP 2022 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
NLP All 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 0 3 4.00 0.00 100.0 +3
EC 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
NL 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1
6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 1 4 3 0.167 91.7 +5

The England Match History of James Ward-Prowse


Age 15 under 17  
four appearances - Finland▲, Denmark, Iceland & Sweden▲ August 2010;
 
Age 16    
three appearances - Romania, Germany▲ & Portugal▲ February 2011;
 
Age 17 under 19  
one appearance - Germany September 2012;

Age 18    
three appearances - Finland November 2012; Denmark February 2013; Turkeyᶜ March 2013;
under 20  
three appearances - Iraq, Chile & Egypt June 2013;
under 21  
four appearances - Moldova & Finland, September 2013; San Marino & Lithuania October 2013;

Age 19    
eight appearances - Finland & San Marino November 2013; Wales March 2014;
Qatarᶜ, Brazil, Korea Republicᶜ & Portugal May/June 2014; Lithuania September 2014;
 
Age 20    
eight appearances - Czech Republic & Germanyᶜ March 2015; Republic of Ireland▲, Belarus & Portugal June 2015;
United Statesᶜ & Norwayᶜ September 2015; Kazakhstanᶜ October 2015;

Age 21    
ten appearances - Bosnia and Herzegovinaᶜ & Switzerlandᶜ November 2015; Switzerlandᶜ March 2016;
Portugalᶜ, Guineaᶜ, Paraguayᶜ & Franceᶜ May 2016; Norwayᶜ September 2016; Kazakhstanᶜ & Bosnia and Herzegovina October 2016;

Age 22    
two appearances - Italyᶜ & France▲ November 2016;
 

 Club: Southampton F.C. - eleven full appearances (581 min) 2ᵍ

manager: Gareth Southgate - eleven full appearances (581 min) 2ᵍx


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

1 965 22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund		 Fr AL ▲(1-0) 83 17

the 1221st player to appear for England.
the 36th player from Southampton to represent England

966 26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 17
  

under 21  
four appearancesᶜ - Sweden, Slovakia, Poland & Germany June 2017;

Age 24
992 22 March 2019 - England 5 Czech Republic 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
ECP		 HW unused sub 17
2 993 25 March 2019 - Montenegro 1 England 5
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		 AW ▲(1-5) 81 17
  

When Gareth Southgate announced his 27-man squad for the Nations League Finals on 16 May, Ward-Prowse was a part of the provisional squad, but was dropped when the final squad was announced on 27 May.

Age 25
3 1002 5 September 2020 - Iceland 0 England 1
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
NLP		 AW   8
LM
1003 8 September 2020 - Denmark 0 England 0, Parken Stadion, København HW unused sub 16
4 1004 8 October 2020 - England 3 Wales 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW ▲(3-0) 76 15
1005 11 October 2020 - England 2 Belgium 1, The National Stadium, Wembley
NLP		 HW
unused sub		 18
1006 14 October 2020 - England 0 Denmark 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL 18

Age 26
1007 12 November 2020 - England 3 Republic of Ireland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn
squad member
1008 15 November 2020 - Belgium 2 England 0, Den Dreef, Leuven
NLP		 AL
1009 18 November 2020 - England 4 Iceland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
5 1010 25 March 2021 - England 5 San Marino 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP		 HW 13:27 4
RDM
6 1011 28 March 2021 - Albania 0 England 2
Air Albania Stadium, Tiranë		 AW ▲(0-2) 71 17
1012 31 March 2021 - England 2 Poland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW withdrawn
squad member

Ward-Prowse was chosen for the 2020 European Championship Finals provisional squad of 33 players, but was one of the seven players that were cut from the Finals squad submitted to UEFA the day before his debut.

7 1013 2 June 2021 - England 1 Austria 0
 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Fr		 HW ▲(1-0) 61 17
8 1014 6 June 2021 - England 1 Romania 0
 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough		 HW ▼(0-0) 65 8
RDM
  
9 1025 9 October 2021 - Andorra 0 England 5
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
WCP		 AW 78:28saved
78:30rebound		 4
DM
1026 12 October 2021 - England 1 Hungary 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD unused sub 21

Age 27
1027 12 November 2021 - England 5 Albania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP		 HW withdrawn
squad member
1028 15 November 2021 - San Marino 0 England 10, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle AW
1029 26 March 2022 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr		 HW unused sub 21
10 1030 29 March 2022 - England 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW ▼(2-0) 79 8
RDM
1031 4 June 2022 - Hungary 1 England 0, Puskás Aréna, Budapest
NLP		 AL
unused sub		 17
1032 7 June 2022 - Germany 1 England 1, Allianz Arena, München AD 17
11 1033 11 June 2022 - England 0 Italy 0
Molineux, Wolverhampton		 HD 81 8
RDM
1034 14 June 2022 - England 0 Hungary 4, Molineux, Wolverhampton HL unused sub 17
1035 23 September 2022 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
NLP		 AL unused sub 17
1036 26 September 2022 - England 3 Germany 3, The National Stadium, Wembley HD squad member
 


    

 
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