Leon

James

CM BG Pathum United #4

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Leon James

BG Pathum United Thai League

#698 central midfielder aged 22–25
Top 47% in the Thai League

Date of birth / Age: 29 Aug 2001 (25)
Citizenship: ThailandEngland
Foot: Right
Height: 1.85 m
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#2496

central midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#698

among central midfielders aged 22–25

In his league

53%

of Thai League central midfielders rank below him

Finishing

+2.2

goals above expected · better than 90% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

4 Expected

1.8

35 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

1 Expected

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 23
Starting eleven: 18
Goals: 2
Assists: –
Yellow cards: 3
Second yellows: –
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 1,564

Starting eleven78%

18 of 23 appearances

Minutes played1,564

68 per appearance

Goal involvement2

2 goals

Positions played

93 matches · since 2020

LWLBCFRWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	65	4	2
Defensive Midfield	15	0	0
Attacking Midfield	5	1	0
Right Winger	3	0	1
Other · CF, LB, LW	5	1	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/26	Thai League	Nakhon Ratchasima	14	14	2	–	3	–	0	1,171
2025/26	Thai League	Uthai Thani	9	4	0	–	0	–	0	393
2024/25	Thai League	Buriram United	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22
2024/25	ASEAN Club Championship	Buriram United	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	7
2023/24	Thai League	Chonburi	9	4	1	–	1	–	0	409
2023/24	Thai League	Buriram United	4	0	1	–	0	–	0	46
2023/24	AFC Champions League Elite	Buriram United	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	-3
2023/24	FA Cup	Buriram United	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	56
2023/24	League Cup	Buriram United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	60
2023/24	League Cup	Chonburi	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	15
2022/23	Thai League	Nong Bua Pitchaya FC	19	16	0	2	3	0	0	1,451
2022/23	League Cup	Nong Bua Pitchaya FC	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	59
2022/23	FA Cup	Nong Bua Pitchaya FC	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2023	Southeast Asian Games	Thailand U22	5	3	1	–	1	–	0	209
2021/22	Thai League 2	Sukhothai	27	10	1	0	2	0	0	1,162
2020	Thai League	Sukhothai	8	1	1	–	1	–	0	240
2018/19	U18 Premier League	Leicester City U18	11	10	0	–	1	–	0	849
2017/18	U18 Premier League	Leicester City U18	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	3

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			119	65	7	2^*	13	0^*	0	6,195

By competition	Apps	G	A
Thai League	66	5	2
Thai League 2	27	1	0
U18 Premier League	12	0	–
Thailand U22	5	1	–
FA Cup	3	0	–
League Cup	3	0	–
AFC Champions League Elite	2	0	–
ASEAN Club Championship	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Transfer Buriram United BG Pathum United Transfer
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Nakhon Ratchasima Buriram United Back from Loan
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Loan Buriram United Nakhon Ratchasima Loan Loan
Dec 2025 Dec 2025 · Back from Loan Uthai Thani Buriram United Back from Loan
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Loan Buriram United Uthai Thani Loan Loan
Jun 2024 Jun 2024 · Back from Loan Chonburi Buriram United Back from Loan
Jan 2024 Jan 2024 · Loan Buriram United Chonburi Loan Loan
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Nong Bua Pitchaya FC Buriram United Transfer
Jun 2022 Jun 2022 · Transfer Sukhothai Nong Bua Pitchaya FC Transfer
Dec 2020 Dec 2020 · Transfer Ratchaburi Sukhothai Transfer
Dec 2019 Dec 2019 · Transfer Leicester City FC Under 18 Aca Ratchaburi Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Free Transfer – Leicester City FC Under 18 Aca Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Nakhon Ratchasima 2025 14 2
Uthai Thani 2025 9 0
Buriram United 2023–2025 13 1
Chonburi 2023 10 1
Nong Bua Pitchaya FC 2022 21 0
Sukhothai 2020–2022 35 2
Leicester City U18 2017–2019 12 0

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