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James Abankwah

Watford
183 cm
Height
25
Shirt
21 years
Jan 16, 2004
Right
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€800K
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches85%Shot attempts23%Goals0%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won12%Defensive actions60%

Championship 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
17
Started
19
Matches
1,389
Minutes played
6.62
Rating
2
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

May 3

Sheffield Wednesday
1-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.4

Apr 26

Blackburn Rovers
2-1
82
0
0
1
0
6.3

Apr 21

Portsmouth
1-0
25
0
0
0
0
6.9

Apr 18

Burnley
1-2
85
0
0
0
0
5.6

Apr 12

West Bromwich Albion
2-1
64
0
0
0
0
6.8

Apr 8

Hull City
1-0
80
0
0
0
0
6.8

Apr 5

Bristol City
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.1

Mar 23

Bulgaria
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 20

Bulgaria
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 15

Oxford United
1-0
79
0
0
0
1
5.7
Watford

May 3

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
1-1
45’
6.4

Apr 26

Championship
Blackburn Rovers
2-1
82’
6.3

Apr 21

Championship
Portsmouth
1-0
25’
6.9

Apr 18

Championship
Burnley
1-2
85’
5.6

Apr 12

Championship
West Bromwich Albion
2-1
64’
6.8
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 25%
  • 4Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.09xG
2 - 1
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.03xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,389

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.08
xG on target (xGOT)
0.09
Non-penalty xG
0.08
Shots
4
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.41
Successful passes
760
Pass accuracy
85.3%
Accurate long balls
51
Long ball accuracy
42.5%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
12
Dribble success
60.0%
Touches
1,177
Touches in opposition box
9
Dispossessed
9
Fouls won
26

Defending

Tackles won
22
Tackles won %
88.0%
Duels won
86
Duels won %
55.5%
Aerial duels won
23
Aerial duels won %
41.8%
Interceptions
9
Fouls committed
18
Recoveries
76
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
1

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches85%Shot attempts23%Goals0%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won12%Defensive actions60%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Udinese (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Watford (on loan)Jan 2025 - Jun 2025
19
0
Udinese (back from loan)Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
8
0
Charlton Athletic (on loan)Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
3
0
Udinese (back from loan)Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
2
0
St. Patrick's Athletic (on loan)Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
12
0
UdineseJan 2022 - Jan 2022
St. Patrick's AthleticJul 2021 - Jan 2022
13
0

Youth career

Udinese Calcio Under 20Jul 2024 - Jan 2025
1
0
Udinese Under 19Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
13
0
St Patrick's Athletic FC U19Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

National team

IrelandMar 2025 - now
Republic of Ireland Under 16Aug 2019 - now
1
0
Ireland U21Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
6
0
Ireland U19Nov 2021 - Oct 2023
10
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

St. Patrick's Athletic

Ireland
1
FAI Cup(2021)