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Matty
James

Central midfielder · age 35 · England · 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.68
2026/27
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Jonathan
Varane

Central midfielder · age 25 · Martinique · 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) · contract to Jun 2030

Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.71
2026/27
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Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Matty JamesJonathan Varane
SHO18 · 44CRE37 · 36PAS88 · 82DRI66 · 63DEF43 · 58PHY48 · 40
18Shooting44
37Creating36
88Passing82
66Dribbling63
43Defending58
48Physical40

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Championship.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Matty JamesJonathan Varane
653 minutes551 minutes
6.68Average rating6.71
0.00Goalsper 900.16
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.69Shotsper 901.63
0.14Shots on targetper 900.16
20%Shot accuracy10%
0.83Key passesper 900.82
0.69Dribbles completedper 900.65
54.7Passesper 9046.4
89%Pass accuracy88%
1.24Tackles + interceptionsper 902.94
50%Duels won53%
1.24Aerials wonper 900.65
0.41Clearancesper 902.61
–Blocksper 900.65
0.69Fouls wonper 901.47
0.69Dispossessedper 901.63

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Matty JamesJonathan Varane
Matty James
CMDM

Central midfielder 97% · Defensive midfielder 3%

Jonathan Varane
CMDMRM

Central midfielder 93% · Defensive midfielder 6% · Right midfielder 1%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Matty JamesJonathan Varane
343League apps132
15League goals2
13League assists6
0.04Goals per game0.02
1704Minutes per goalfewer is better3619
Passes completed a game, season by season
By seasonBy age
  1. 0
    0
    08/09
  2. 09/10
  3. 0
    10
    10/11
  4. 11/12
  5. 0
    16
    12/13
  6. 0
    35
    13/14
  7. 2
    27
    14/15
  8. 15/16
  9. 32
    19
    16/17
  10. 28
    13
    17/18
  11. 18/19
  12. 5
    1
    19/20
  13. 27
    0
    380
    20/21
  14. 29
    4
    337
    21/22
  15. 33
    20
    3417
    22/23
  16. 34
    13
    3723
    23/24
  17. 29
    22
    3239
    24/25
  18. 25
    23
    3736
    25/26
  19. 32
    25
    1110
    26/27

Each pair: passes completed a game above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Matty JamesJonathan Varane
35
Age
25
5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2027
Contract to
Jun 2030
15
League seasons
7
2
League titles
0
Fee undisclosed, 2024
Last move
€1.5m, 2024
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