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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
James Milner
Percentile rankings — vs Cen. Midfielders in Premier League
Minutes played: 743
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
19%
Start rate
80
Avg mins
10%
vs Top 6
38
Injuries
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
Unused
Goal
xG timeline
Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality.
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Goals
xG
Shot map
Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
1 Goals
1.0 xG
8 Shots
12.5% Conv.
1
Goals
1.0
xG
8
Shots
12.5%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
| Season | League | GP | G | xG | xA | Shots | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | EPL | 19 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8 | +0.0 |
| 2024/2025 | EPL | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 | -0.2 |
| 2023/2024 | EPL | 15 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5 | -0.3 |
| 2022/2023 | EPL | 31 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 7 | -0.4 |
| 2021/2022 | EPL | 24 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 10 | -0.3 |
| 2020/2021 | EPL | 26 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 12 | -0.4 |
| 2019/2020 | EPL | 22 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 12 | -0.2 |
| 2018/2019 | EPL | 31 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 24 | +1.6 |
| 2017/2018 | EPL | 32 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 21 | -1.1 |
| 2016/2017 | EPL | 36 | 7 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 36 | -0.4 |
| 2015/2016 | EPL | 28 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 39 | +1.6 |
| 2014/2015 | EPL | 32 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 39 | -0.7 |
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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
| Date | From | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2023 | Liverpool | Brighton | free | |
| 06 Jul 2015 | Manchester City | Liverpool | free | |
| 17 Aug 2010 | Aston Villa | Manchester City | fee | € 22M |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Newcastle | Aston Villa | fee | € 15M |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | n/a | |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Newcastle | Aston Villa | loan | |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Leeds | Newcastle | fee | € 7.4M |
| 01 Oct 2003 | Swindon Town | Leeds | n/a | |
| 01 Sep 2003 | Leeds | Swindon Town | loan |
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
38 recorded injuries
| Type | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Hamstring | 01 Sep 2024 | 37 weeks, 6 days |
| Muscle Injury | 31 Jan 2024 | 24 weeks, 6 days |
| Muscle Injury | 10 Nov 2023 | 2 weeks, 5 days |
| Muscle Injury | 23 Sep 2023 | 3 weeks, 6 days |
| Thigh Injury | 24 Dec 2022 | 2 weeks, 6 days |
| Head Injury | 04 Nov 2022 | 1 week |
| Illness | 16 Mar 2022 | 2 weeks, 2 days |
| Hip/Thigh Injury | 25 Oct 2021 | 4 weeks, 4 days |
| Calf/Shin Injury | 15 Aug 2021 | 3 weeks, 6 days |
| Knock | 09 May 2021 | 1 week, 2 days |
| Hamstring | 14 Feb 2021 | 1 week, 6 days |
| Thigh Injury | 01 Feb 2021 | 2 days |
| Hamstring | 29 Nov 2020 | 3 weeks, 6 days |
| Calf/Shin Injury | 21 Sep 2020 | 6 days |
| Thigh Injury | 09 Jul 2020 | 1 week, 5 days |
| Knock | 03 Jul 2020 | 4 days |
| Hamstring | 22 Jun 2020 | 1 week, 2 days |
| Knock | 19 Feb 2020 | 1 week, 5 days |
| Hamstring | 06 Jan 2020 | 5 weeks, 4 days |
| Back Injury | 26 Sep 2019 | 1 days |
| Knock | 04 Mar 2019 | 1 week, 5 days |
| Hamstring | 22 Dec 2018 | 1 week, 4 days |
| Knock | 13 Dec 2018 | 1 week |
| Hamstring | 08 Oct 2018 | 1 week, 4 days |
| Head Injury | 05 Aug 2018 | 6 days |
| Knock | 12 May 2018 | 1 week, 6 days |
| Knock | 25 Feb 2018 | 5 days |
| Knock | 26 Jan 2018 | 1 day |
| Calf/Shin Injury | 03 Jan 2017 | 1 week |
| Illness | 28 Oct 2016 | 1 week |
| Calf Injury | 14 Dec 2015 | 3 weeks |
| Hamstring | 06 Nov 2015 | 2 weeks |
| Knee Injury | 13 Apr 2015 | 1 week, 4 days |
| Knee Injury | 19 Mar 2015 | 1 days |
| Knee Injury | 18 Feb 2015 | 5 days |
| Groin Injury | 20 Jan 2014 | 1 week, 5 days |
| Hamstring | 29 Nov 2012 | 3 weeks, 1 days |
| Hamstring | 04 Nov 2012 | 1 week, 5 days |
International
National team appearances and goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion
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