PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
James Ward-Prowse.
Southampton FC · England
TM 181579 · Current player profileAge today31
Recorded moves8
Peak recorded value€38.00m
Current market value€5.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
- Born
- 01 Nov 1994
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 177
- Joined current club
- 14 Aug 2023
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- West Ham UnitedLast recorded move · 28 Aug 2026
- Burnley FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2026
- Nottingham ForestLast recorded move · 03 Feb 2025
- Southampton FC U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- FC Southampton AcademyLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2026 | 31 | Burnley FC | €5.00m |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 31 | West Ham United | €6.00m |
| 30 May 2025 | 30 | West Ham United | €8.00m |
| 18 Mar 2025 | 30 | West Ham United | €10.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 30 | Nottingham Forest | €16.00m |
| 01 Oct 2024 | 29 | Nottingham Forest | €22.00m |
| 27 May 2024 | 29 | West Ham United | €30.00m |
| 14 Mar 2024 | 29 | West Ham United | €35.00m |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 29 | West Ham United | €38.00m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 28 | Southampton FC | €38.00m |
| 16 Mar 2023 | 28 | Southampton FC | €38.00m |
| 03 Nov 2022 | 28 | Southampton FC | €35.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 27 | Southampton FC | €32.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 27 | Southampton FC | €32.00m |
| 05 Oct 2021 | 26 | Southampton FC | €32.00m |
| 28 May 2021 | 26 | Southampton FC | €30.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 26 | Southampton FC | €28.00m |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 26 | Southampton FC | €25.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 25 | Southampton FC | €20.00m |
| 30 Jul 2020 | 25 | Southampton FC | €18.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 25 | Southampton FC | €14.50m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 25 | Southampton FC | €18.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 24 | Southampton FC | €18.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 24 | Southampton FC | €15.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 23 | Southampton FC | €18.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 23 | Southampton FC | €15.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 22 | Southampton FC | €15.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 22 | Southampton FC | €13.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 21 | Southampton FC | €11.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 21 | Southampton FC | €11.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | West Ham United | Southampton FC | Transfer | €1.10m |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Burnley FC | West Ham United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 28 Jan 2026 | West Ham United | Burnley FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Nottingham Forest | West Ham United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Aug 2024 | West Ham United | Nottingham Forest | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Southampton FC | West Ham United | Transfer | €34.80m |
| 01 Jul 2012 | Southampton FC U18 | Southampton FC | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2010 | FC Southampton Academy | Southampton FC U18 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.