James Loveridge

{{Infobox football biography

| name = James Loveridge

| image =

| fullname =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|5|16}}

| birth_place = Llanelli, Wales

| currentclub = Haverfordwest County

| clubnumber = 11

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012 |youthclubs1 = Swansea City

| years1 = 2012–2015 |clubs1 = Swansea City |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014 |clubs2 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014 |clubs3 = → Newport County (loan) |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2017 |clubs4 = Port Talbot Town |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2020 |clubs5 = Llanelli Town |caps5 = |goals5 =

| years6 = 2020– |clubs6 = Haverfordwest County |caps6 = |goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = Wales U17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Wales U19 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 05 January 2019

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James Loveridge (born 16 May 1994) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Haverfordwest County.

Club career

=Swansea City=

In 2010, Loveridge joined the youth academy of Swansea City. During his youth years, Loveridge scored goals against Liverpool, Portsmouth and Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup. In May 2012, Loveridge was offered his first professional contract with Swansea City. On 19 April 2013, Loveridge signed a new one-year contract with Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2014.{{cite web|title=Young guns get pro contracts|url=http://mobile.swanseacity.net/news/article/contract-young-pros-782271.aspx|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C.|accessdate=17 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025844/http://mobile.swanseacity.net/news/article/contract-young-pros-782271.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}} After a loan spell at Milton Keynes Dons, Loveridge was rewarded with a new one-year contract with Swansea until June 2015.{{cite web | url=http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/youngsters-contract-extensions-1582928.aspx | title=Eight young Swans pros offered contract extensions | publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=30 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503010101/http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/youngsters%2Dcontract%2Dextensions%2D1582928.aspx | archive-date=3 May 2015 | url-status=dead }}

=Milton Keynes Dons (loan)=

In March 2014, Loveridge was loaned to Milton Keynes Dons of League One for one month.{{cite web|title=Dons snap up Swansea striker|url=http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/dons-snap-up-swansea-striker-1428919.aspx|publisher=MK Dons|accessdate=8 April 2014}} Manager Karl Robinson commented "He's quick, he's a good size and I like the fact he's grounded in the Swansea way. He can play anywhere across the top three but wants to be a number nine."{{cite web|title=MK Dons sign Swansea striker James Loveridge on month's loan|work=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26629542|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 April 2014}} Loveridge made his debut for the club against Stevenage coming as a 46th-minute substitute for Izale McLeod.{{cite web|title=Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/22/england/league-one/stevenage-borough-fc/milton-keynes-dons-fc/1485012/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=8 April 2014}} Loveridge's loan was subsequently extended for the final two games of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|title=Monday's loan watch|url=http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/monday-loan-watch-april-1514998.aspx|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C.|accessdate=28 April 2014}}

=Newport County (loan)=

On 2 October 2014, Loveridge joined League Two club Newport County on an initial one-month loan that was subsequently extended.{{Cite news |title=Loveridge agrees Newport loan |url=http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/loveridge-newport-loan-1984992.aspx |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C |date=2 October 2014}}[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29464257 Loveridge, Newport County loan] He made his debut for Newport on 4 October as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 defeat at Oxford United.

=Port Talbot Town=

Following his release from Swansea, Loveridge joined Welsh Premier League team Port Talbot Town.{{Cite news |title=Town slump at home to Rhyl |url=http://www.porttalbottown.co.uk/?p=9333 |publisher=Port Talbot Town F.C. |date=17 October 2015 |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022237/http://www.porttalbottown.co.uk/?p=9333 |url-status=dead }}

=Llanelli Town=

In January 2017, Loveridge signed for Llanelli Town.{{Cite web|url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2017/01/20/llanelli-town-land-former-swan-loveridge/|title=Llanelli Town land former Swan Loveridge|first=Nick|last=Davies|date=20 January 2017}}

International career

Loveridge has represented Wales at both under-17 and under-19 level. On 15 March 2014, Loveridge received his first call-up for the Wales under-21 squad as a replacement for the injured Tom Lawrence.{{cite web|title=Man United's Tom Lawrence out of Wales Under-21 squad|work=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27428855|publisher=BBC|accessdate=15 May 2014}}

Career statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Club	Season	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| England ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| FA Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
rowspan="4"\|Swansea City	2012–13	rowspan="3"\|Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
2013–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MK Dons \|2013–2014 \|League One \|7	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
Newport County \|2014–2015 \|League Two \|7	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
colspan=3\|Career total !14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20140405101216/http://www.swanseacity.net/team/player-profile/james-loveridge/36 Swansea City profile]
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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players

Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players

Category:Newport County A.F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Footballers from Llanelli

Category:Welsh men's footballers

Category:Wales men's youth international footballers

Category:Cymru Premier players

Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen