PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
James Milner.
Not recorded · England
TM 3333 · Retired 01 Jul 2026Age today40
Recorded moves12
Peak recorded value€21.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- James Philip Milner
- Born
- 04 Jan 1986
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 175
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Brighton & Hove AlbionLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- Liverpool FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- Manchester CityLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- Aston VillaLast recorded move · 17 Aug 2010
- Newcastle UnitedLast recorded move · 29 Aug 2008
- Leeds UnitedLast recorded move · 02 Jul 2004
- Swindon TownLast recorded move · 02 Oct 2003
- Leeds United U18Last recorded move · 09 Nov 2002
- Leeds United YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | 40 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 03 Jun 2026 | 40 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €500k |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 39 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €750k |
| 30 May 2025 | 39 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 38 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.00m |
| 27 May 2024 | 38 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.00m |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 37 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.00m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 37 | Liverpool FC | €1.50m |
| 03 Nov 2022 | 36 | Liverpool FC | €2.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 36 | Liverpool FC | €2.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 35 | Liverpool FC | €2.00m |
| 08 Jun 2021 | 35 | Liverpool FC | €3.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 35 | Liverpool FC | €3.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 34 | Liverpool FC | €5.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 34 | Liverpool FC | €6.50m |
| 09 Mar 2020 | 34 | Liverpool FC | €8.00m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 33 | Liverpool FC | €12.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 33 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 32 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 32 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 31 | Liverpool FC | €12.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 31 | Liverpool FC | €12.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 31 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 30 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 30 | Liverpool FC | €15.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 30 | Liverpool FC | €14.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 29 | Liverpool FC | €14.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 29 | Manchester City | €14.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 28 | Manchester City | €14.00m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 28 | Manchester City | €15.00m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Liverpool FC | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Manchester City | Liverpool FC | Transfer | Free |
| 17 Aug 2010 | Aston Villa | Manchester City | Transfer | €22.00m |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | Transfer | €15.00m |
| 08 May 2006 | Aston Villa | Newcastle United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 02 Jul 2004 | Leeds United | Newcastle United | Transfer | €7.40m |
| 02 Oct 2003 | Swindon Town | Leeds United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 04 Sep 2003 | Leeds United | Swindon Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Leeds United U18 | Leeds United | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2002 | Leeds United Youth | Leeds United U18 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.