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James Milner

England

Age 40Born Jan 4, 1986

beyondELO1745

#488 among rated players

Peak ELO: 1925May 7, 2019
Lowest ELO: 1599Dec 19, 2009
Best rank: #13Apr 9, 2019
Lowest rank: #615Feb 1, 2026

ELO progression archive

Career snapshot

Positions: CMRBLB
appearances: 494
Goals: 47
Assists: 85
Minutes: 31,497
Strong foot: right

Goals and assists by season

1909/10

710/11

811/12

812/13

913/14

1314/15

2115/16

1016/17

1117/18

1318/19

519/20

120/21

221/22

122/23

223/24

024/25

225/26

Goals
Assists

Win rate by competition

All57%23%19%494

58%25%17%411

53%33%66

53%29%18%17

Club history

ClubAchievementsPlayed / W-D-LG:ATotal

Retired2026–
Brighton2023–2026
- #825/26
- Group Phase23/24
37 · 18-9-10
1:3
−9
Liverpool2015–2023
- 19/20
- 18/19
- Final15/16
257 · 150-64-43
23:41
−9
Manchester City2010–2015
- 13/14 11/12
- R1614/15
163 · 99-30-34
15:29
+95
Aston Villa2008–2010
- #609/10
37 · 17-13-7
8:12
+168
Newcastle United2006–2008
Aston Villa2005–2006Loan
Newcastle United2004–2005
Swindon Town2003–2003Loan
Leeds United2003–2004
Leeds United2002–2002
Leeds United2002–2003

Match history

Head to head

May 24, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 38

0-3

Manchester United

5.359′ −7

Mar 21, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 31

2-1

7.276′ +9

Mar 14, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 30

0-1

7.690′ +7

Mar 1, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 28

2-1

Nottingham Forest

6.986′ 0

Feb 21, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 27

0-2

7.589′ +12

Feb 11, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 26

1-0

6.768′ +2

Jan 3, 2026

Premier League

Matchday 20

2-0

6.210′ −2

Dec 30, 2025

Premier League

Matchday 19

2-2

5.572′ −13

Interesting stats

Biggest margins

Biggest win

AFC Bournemouth

Biggest loss

Largest single-match rating swings

+46

Bayern Munich3–2

Group PhaseDec 10, 2013

−29

Roma2–4

Semi-finalsMay 2, 2018

Rating won and lost by opponent

Manchester City+1329-5-5

Tottenham Hotspurs+9812-8-2

Bayern Munich+753-1-3

Manchester United+7110-6-8

Borussia Dortmund+681-1-0

West Bromwich Albion−329-3-0

West Ham−4211-5-3

Sunderland AFC−465-6-3

AFC Bournemouth−547-1-3

Crystal Palace−6811-2-2