Player profile

James Milner
Brighton & Hove AlbionCentral MidfieldEngland40 yrsOn the hub
James Milner · #2688 overall
Quiet · Heat 3 · Premier League · Midfielders
This season
Fan totals + per-90 · Top-5 league · current season row
Assists
1
0.12 /90
Goals
1
0.12 /90
Passes
487
56.26 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankPer-90 · CM
Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Availability
Injury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Currently sidelined
Unknown Injury · injury
Since Apr 2026 · return TBD
Unknown Injury
- 39d · 6 missed
Muscle injury
Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
- 237d · 37 missed
Thigh problems
Oct 2024 – May 2025
- 15d · 2 missed
Hamstring injury
Aug 2024 – Sept 2024
291 days out recorded in last 2 years
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Market value trend
Estimated market value over time
€3.0M
-60% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Transfer path
Documented moves (10 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
- Fee not public
Liverpool FC→Brighton & Hove Albion
Jul 2023 · 23/24
- Fee not public
Man City→Liverpool FC
Jul 2015 · 15/16
- Fee not public
Aston Villa→Man City
Aug 2010 · 10/11
- Fee not public
Newcastle United→Aston Villa
Aug 2008 · 08/09
- Loan
Aston Villa→Newcastle United
May 2006 · 05/06
- Loan
Newcastle United→Aston Villa
Aug 2005 · 05/06
- Fee not public
Leeds United→Newcastle United
Jul 2004 · 04/05
- Loan
Swindon Town→Leeds United
Oct 2003 · 03/04
- Loan
Leeds United→Swindon Town
Sept 2003 · 03/04
- Fee not public
Club not on file→Leeds United
Nov 2002 · 02/03
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
Career profile
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
10th
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
487th
League · Premier League
Players in Premier League
466th
National team · England
Players from England
1st
Position
Players in this role
10th
Birth year cohort · 1986
Players born 1986
Position distribution (career apps)
- CM · Central Midfield271 apps · 37%
23G · 38A
- RM · Right Midfield189 apps · 26%
19G · 47A
- LM · Left Midfield112 apps · 15%
12G · 15A
- LB · Left-Back75 apps · 10%
11G · 9A
- RB · Right-Back35 apps · 5%
0G · 6A
- DM · Defensive Midfield16 apps · 2%
1G · 0A
- AM · Attacking Midfield12 apps · 2%
0G · 2A
- LW · Left Winger9 apps · 1%
2G · 2A
- RW · Right Winger8 apps · 1%
0G · 3A
- SS · Second Striker7 apps · 1%
0G · 2A
- CF · Centre-Forward6 apps · 1%
0G · 1A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
Recent matches
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
- PLLvsManchester United
24 May 26 · 59'
0–3Match rating6.2 - PLWvsLiverpool
21 Mar 26 · 76'
2–1Match rating7.0 - PLW@Sunderland
14 Mar 26 · 90'
1–0Match rating6.8 - PLWvsNottingham Forest
1 Mar 26 · 86'
2–1Match rating6.6 - PLW@Brentford
21 Feb 26 · 90'
2–0Match rating7.1 - PLW@Aston Villa
11 Feb 26 · 68'
1–0Match rating7.0 - PLDvsEverton
31 Jan 26 · 1'
1–1Match rating— - PLL@Fulham
24 Jan 26 · 9'
1–2Match rating6.3
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.
AI scouting report
A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), penetrates with forward passing (9.0 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (68 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.4/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 779 minutes of playing time this season.
Based on 779 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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