James Milner

For other uses, see James Milner (disambiguation).

James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English football player. He plays for Brighton and the England national team.

James Milner
MBE

Milner playing for Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full name	James Philip Milner
Date of birth	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Winger / Full-back
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	6
Youth career
1996–2002	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Leeds United	48	(5)
2003	→ Swindon Town (loan)	6	(2)
2004–2008	Newcastle United	94	(6)
2005–2006	→ Aston Villa (loan)	27	(1)
2008–2010	Aston Villa	73	(11)
2010–2015	Manchester City	147	(13)
2015–2023	Liverpool	230	(19)
2023–	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	(1)
International career
2001–2002	England U16[2]	6	(1)
2002–2003	England U17[3]	11	(5)
2004	England U19[4]	1	(1)
2003–2005	England U20[5]	6	(0)
2004–2009	England U21[6]	46	(8)
2009–2016	England	61	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  England UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds United	2002–03[7]	Premier League	18	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		22	2
	2003–04[8]	Premier League	30	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		48	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	54	5
Swindon Town (loan)	2003–04[8]	Second Division	6	2	—		—		—		—		6	2
Newcastle United	2004–05[9]	Premier League	25	1	4	0	1	0	11[a]	0	—		41	1
	2005–06[10]	Premier League	3	0	—		—		4[b]	2	—		7	2
	2006–07[11]	Premier League	35	3	2	1	3	0	13[c]	0	—		53	4
	2007–08[12]	Premier League	29	2	2	1	1	0	—		—		32	3
	2008–09[13]	Premier League	2	0	—		1	1	—		—		3	1
	Total		94	6	8	2	6	1	28	2	0	0	136	11
Aston Villa (loan)	2005–06[10]	Premier League	27	1	3	0	3	2	—		—		33	3
Aston Villa	2008–09[13]	Premier League	36	3	3	3	—		4[a]	0	—		43	6
	2009–10[14]	Premier League	36	7	5	0	6	4	2[d]	1	—		49	12
	2010–11[15]	Premier League	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
	Total		100	12	11	3	9	6	6	1	0	0	126	22
Manchester City	2010–11[15]	Premier League	32	0	3	1	1	0	5[d]	0	—		41	1
	2011–12[16]	Premier League	26	3	1	0	3	0	6[e]	0	1[f]	0	37	3
	2012–13[17]	Premier League	26	4	6	0	1	0	2[g]	0	1[f]	0	36	4
	2013–14[18]	Premier League	31	1	4	0	3	0	6[g]	1	—		44	2
	2014–15[19]	Premier League	32	5	2	2	2	0	8[g]	1	1[f]	0	45	8
	Total		147	13	16	3	10	0	27	2	3	0	203	18
Liverpool	2015–16[20]	Premier League	28	5	1	0	4	0	12[d]	2	—		45	7
	2016–17[21]	Premier League	36	7	0	0	4	0	—		—		40	7
	2017–18[22]	Premier League	32	0	2	1	0	0	13[g]	0	—		47	1
	2018–19[23]	Premier League	31	5	1	0	1	0	12[g]	2	—		45	7
	2019–20[24]	Premier League	22	2	2	0	2	2	8[g]	0	3[h]	0	37	4
	2020–21[25]	Premier League	26	0	2	0	1	0	6[g]	0	1[f]	0	36	0
	2021–22[26]	Premier League	24	0	3	0	4	0	8[g]	0	—		39	0
	2022–23[27]	Premier League	31	0	2	0	1	0	8[g]	0	1[f]	0	43	0
	Total		230	19	13	1	17	2	67	4	5	0	332	26
Brighton & Hove Albion	2023–24[28]	Premier League	7	0	0	0	0	0	3[d]	0	—		10	1
Career total			632	57	53	9	43	9	131	9	8	0	867	84

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
3. Two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup, eleven in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in FA Community Shield
7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
8. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[29]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2009	6	0
	2010	9	0
	2011	8	0
	2012	11	1
	2013	10	0
	2014	9	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	4	0
Total		61	1

England score listed first, score column indicates score after Milner goal^[29]

List of international goals scored by James Milner

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	7 September 2012	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	32	Moldova	4–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	[30]

Honours

Newcastle United

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006^[31]

Aston Villa

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10^[32]

Manchester City

• Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14^[33]
• FA Cup: 2010–11;^[34] runner-up: 2012–13^[35]
• Football League Cup: 2013–14^[36]
• FA Community Shield: 2012^[37]

Liverpool

• Premier League: 2019–20^[33]
• FA Cup: 2021–22^[38]
• Football League Cup/EFL Cup: 2021–22;^[39] runner-up: 2015–16^[40]
• FA Community Shield: 2022^[41]
• UEFA Champions League: 2018–19;^[42] runner-up: 2017–18,^[43] 2021–22^[44]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2019^[45]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2019^[46]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16^[47]

England U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2009^[48]

Individual

• PFA Young Player of the Year: 2009–10^[49]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 Premier League^[49]