PLAYER PROFILE / Attacking Midfield
James McAtee.
Nottingham Forest · England
TM 583199 · Current player profileAge today23
Recorded moves8
Peak recorded value€25.00m
Current market value€18.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- James John McAtee
- Born
- 18 Oct 2002
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- 16 Aug 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2030
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Manchester CityLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2025
- Sheffield UnitedLast recorded move · 31 May 2024
- Manchester City U21Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- Manchester City U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2020
- Manchester City YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2019
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 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €18.00m |
| 09 Mar 2026 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €20.00m |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €23.00m |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | €25.00m |
| 30 May 2025 | 22 | Manchester City | €20.00m |
| 18 Mar 2025 | 22 | Manchester City | €18.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 22 | Manchester City | €14.00m |
| 27 May 2024 | 21 | Sheffield United | €12.00m |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 21 | Sheffield United | €12.00m |
| 01 Jun 2023 | 20 | Manchester City U21 | €12.00m |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 20 | Sheffield United | €6.00m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 20 | Sheffield United | €5.00m |
| 14 Sep 2022 | 19 | Sheffield United | €4.00m |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 19 | Manchester City U21 | €3.00m |
| 05 Oct 2021 | 18 | Manchester City U21 | €500k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2025 | Manchester City | Nottingham Forest | Transfer | €25.50m |
| 31 May 2024 | Sheffield United | Manchester City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Sep 2023 | Manchester City | Sheffield United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Manchester City U21 | Manchester City | Internal move | — |
| 31 May 2023 | Sheffield United | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 04 Aug 2022 | Manchester City U21 | Sheffield United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2020 | Manchester City U18 | Manchester City U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Manchester City Youth | Manchester City U18 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.