Jordan Anthony James (born 2 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Wales national team.
Dodds also highlighted the commitment shown by James and his family in making a round trip of more than 100 miles (160 km) from their Hereford home for training in Birmingham three times a week for nine years.
[3] James was a member of the Birmingham under-18 team that finished as runners-up in the Northern Section of their league,[6] and came from behind against Charlton Athletic's U18 in the national semi-finals only to lose to a last-minute goal.
"[9] With both Ryan Woods and Gary Gardner suspended,[12] James made his first start against Blackpool on 27 November, partnering Ivan Šunjić in central midfield in a 3–4–1–2 formation.
[29] He did not play, but he and fellow uncapped player Oli Cooper were named to travel as backup to the senior Wales squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November.
[33] Wales won 2–0, and according to WalesOnline, James partnered Ethan Ampadu in "an impressive deep midfield duo"; he was "so composed and mature on the ball, spreading play excellently and winning fouls to take the sting out of the game when needed.