James Collins (footballer born 1983)
Collins with West Ham United, October 2016
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| Full name | James Michael Collins | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||
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Current team
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West Ham United | ||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||
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| ?–2000 | Cardiff City | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2000–2005 | Cardiff City | 66 | (3) | ||||||
| 2005–2009 | West Ham United | 54 | (2) | ||||||
| 2009–2012 | Aston Villa | 91 | (5) | ||||||
| 2012– | West Ham United | 112 | (2) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2001 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| 2002 | Wales U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||
| 2002–2004 | Wales U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||
| 2004– | Wales | 51 | (3) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:09, 17 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:35, 6 September 2016 (UTC) |
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James Michael Collins (born 23 August 1983) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for West Ham United and the Wales national football team. Collins is in his second spell with West Ham. He started his career with Cardiff City and played for Aston Villa in between his two periods with West Ham.
Collins joined Cardiff City as a trainee in August 2000, after playing local football in his native city of Newport. He made his debut for Cardiff in an FA Cup match against Bristol Rovers in November 2000, which Cardiff won 5–1, and went on to make 86 appearances in all competitions for Cardiff, scoring six goals. He won the Welsh Young Player of the Year award in 2005.
Collins joined West Ham United in July 2005, along with his centre-back partner at Cardiff, Danny Gabbidon, in a £3.5 million deal for the pair as Cardiff attempted cut their wage bill and raise money.
Due to fitness problems as well as competition from more experienced players, Collins did not make his West Ham debut until the League Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday on 20 September 2005, which West Ham won 4–2. He made his Premiership debut on 29 October 2005 in a 2–0 away defeat by Liverpool. He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth on Boxing Day 2005. Collins ended his first Hammers season with two league goals, after scoring again in a 4–1 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in April 2006.
Due to injuries to new signing Matthew Upson and 2005–06 Hammer of the Year Danny Gabbidon, Collins was given the chance to form a centre-back partnership with Anton Ferdinand towards the end of the 2006–07 season.
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