Burnley have secured the signing of Manchester City and England prospect James Trafford for an impressive £19m, check out brief bio, age, height, playing style and abilities, career, and brother
James Trafford gained prominence after some impressive displays with the England under-21s at the European Championships.
James Trafford bio, age, height, family, father, brother, Burnley salary and contract, transfer fee, stats
England win Euro U21! ✨🏴
James Trafford with last minute miracle… now he’s joining Burnley from Man City on £14m deal plus £5m add ons and 20% sell on clause included. pic.twitter.com/OGztcAeKoq
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2023
England U-21 goalkeeper James Trafford knew he was going to save a penalty in the U-21 Euro final before the game even began 🥶 pic.twitter.com/YqZFIJayxM
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 8, 2023
🏴 James Trafford U21’s EURO stats:
🏟 6 Appearances
✅ Clean sheets: 6
🎯 Assists: 1
⚽️ Penalties saved: 1
❌ Goals conceded: 0What a 'keeper! 👏 pic.twitter.com/DCNaoWrIoA
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) July 8, 2023
Despite, no top-flight experience, and having played just a little over 18 months in senior professional football, it’s a surprise to see Burnley pay top money for the youngster.
Burnley secures Manchester City youngster James Trafford
With City legend Vincent Kompany currently at the helm of Burnley, the deal to bring in the James Trafford transitioned quite smoothly. With the youngster at their side, the Claret and Blues, now have a truly gifted talent now at their disposal. At just 20-years-old, the shot-stopper is at the right age to acclimatize with the grueling demands of the Premier League.
James Harrington brief bio
James Harrington Trafford is an English professional footballer who was born on 10 October 2002 in Carlisle, United Kingdom. He recently joined Burnley from Manchester City for £19 million. Trafford plays as a goalkeeper and also features in the England national under-21 football team.
Speculation surrounding his brother has been popping up online, a result of Thogden openly referring to James Trafford as his twin sibling.
While they weren’t brothers in reality, the duo did turn into mates, and as per the Youtuber, Trafford has been inside his house.
His father is named James and his mother is named Allison and he has a sister named Charlotte.
Newly promoted Burnley have agreed an initial £15m deal to sign goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City and the fee could rise to £19m.
Age and height
James Harrington is currently 20 years old and stands at a height of 1.97 m
Playing style and abilities
James who is a City Academy product has all the attributes of a modern-day goalkeeper. He has good possession and distribution skills, and the clinical ability to pick out key passes from his byline. In fact, Trafford is a prime example of a modern goalkeeper coupled with a rather rangy aerial presence under the high ball. Moreover, he has great acrobatic prowess in stopping shots and quite vocal while playing.
James Trafford club career
James initially started out at local football league side, Carlisle United before joining Manchester City’s Etihad campus academy aged 12. He was then sent out on loan to Accrington Stanley in 2021 where he experienced the brutal style of play in League One firsthand. At 18 years old, which is still considered in the very early stages for a goalkeeper, Trafford made 11 appearances for Accrington during the first half of the 21-22 season. He was recalled back early by Man City.
In the forthcoming season, the young goalkeeper went out on loan to Bolton in the 2022 January transfer window. While there, he quickly established himself as Bolton’s number one and even broke the club record for number of clean sheets (4). Moreover, he secured them in his first four consecutive league games.
He maintained clean sheets in seven of his 22 appearances. Trafford experienced his real breakthrough in the 2022-23 campaign, missing out only on one of the 48 league games. He kept an exceptional 22 clean sheets or once every 2.2 games. He also secured a silverware in the form of Bolton’s EFL Trophy. Trafford registered the second most number of clean sheets in League One last term helping his side enter the playoffs.
International career
James Trafford also made his presence known in the international level where he represented England at every age group starting from the under-17s upwards. His best performances came in the while playing for England’s under-21 at the Euros.
The 20-year-old played every second of their 570-minute campaign, without conceding a single goal in six matches. He even made a heroic penalty save during extra time to maintain his side’s one-goal buffer during the final. With players like Trafford coming in for England, the country has a great prospect in terms of international success.
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