James Chester

James Chester
	Chester lining up for Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name	James Grant Chester
Date of birth	23 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Salford City
Youth career
0000–2007	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2011	Manchester United
2009	→ Peterborough United (loan)
2009	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2010–2011	→ Carlisle United (loan)
2011–2015	Hull City
2015–2016	West Bromwich Albion
2016–2020	Aston Villa
2020	→ Stoke City (loan)
2020–2022	Stoke City
2022–2023	Derby County
2023–2024	Barrow
2024–	Salford City
International career‡
2014–2018	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 17 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Chester began his career with Manchester United but made only one appearance for the club. He had spells on loan at Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United before joining Hull City in January 2011 on a permanent contract. He spent three and a half years there before signing for West Bromwich Albion in 2015. After only one year with West Brom, Chester joined Championship club Aston Villa in the summer of 2016. Chester helped Villa gain promotion to the Premier League after winning the 2019 EFL Championship play-off final. He joined Stoke City on loan in January 2020 before making it permanent in August 2020. He would leave Stoke in July 2022 and joined League One Derby County, however left in 2023 after an injury hit spell. In September 2023, he signed a deal with League Two Barrow.

He made his international debut for the Wales in June 2014. Chester played at UEFA Euro 2016 where Wales progressed to the semi-final of a major international tournament for the first time in the team's history.

^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
^ "James Chester Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[1] "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[Hugman2010/11-2] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.

[3] "James Chester Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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Personal information
Chester lining up for Wales in 2016
Full name	James Grant Chester^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)^[2]
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Salford City
Youth career
0000–2007	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Manchester United	0	(0)
2009	→ Peterborough United (loan)	5	(0)
2009	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2011	→ Carlisle United (loan)	18	(2)
2011–2015	Hull City	156	(7)
2015–2016	West Bromwich Albion	13	(0)
2016–2020	Aston Villa	119	(12)
2020	→ Stoke City (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2022	Stoke City	49	(0)
2022–2023	Derby County	7	(0)
2023–2024	Barrow	38	(2)
2024–	Salford City	0	(0)
International career^‡
2014–2018	Wales	35	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 17 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC)