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James Milner
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 16
- Date of birth: 4 January, 1986 (24 years old)
- Height: 5'9" (176cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 James Milner | 1|1 James Milner |
| 0 As substitute | 38|23 Total England |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 4 Total England | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 James Milner | 1 James Milner |
| 3 Total England | 3 Total England |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 4|2 James Milner | 1|0 James Milner |
| 44|44 Total England | 6|0 Total England |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
England games played
- England 1-1 United States
Saturday, 12 June Match report - England 0-0 Algeria
Friday, 18 June Match report - Slovenia 0-1 England
Wednesday, 23 June Match report - Germany 4-1 England
Sunday, 27 June Match report
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Player profile
Milner’s full potential has been realised since being switched from Aston Villa’s right wing to central midfield by Martin O’Neill at the start of December. Tireless and tenacious, he ended the 2009/10 season with 11 goals and was named the PFA Young Player of the Year.
It was also the first time in his career he has started and finished a season under the same manager.
England coach Fabio Capello described Milner as “the future, my future” in 2008, eight months before giving him his first senior cap in a friendly against the Netherlands and he featured in every England game during the 209/10 season prior to the final World Cup warm-up friendly against Japan.
Milner, who made his Premier League debut for hometown club Leeds as a 16-year-old and two years later moved to Newcastle before joining Villa for a club record-equalling £12m in 2008, is one of the most versatile players in the squad and has played in both full-back positions and on the left wing under Capello.
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