Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Robert Scanlon | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 2006 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 92 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Derby County | ||
2021– | Manchester United | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Gibraltar U17 | 4 | (3) |
2023– | Gibraltar U21 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Gibraltar | 2 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
James Robert Scanlon (born 28 September 2006) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United. He represents the Gibraltar national football team at international level.
A product of Derby County and Manchester United academies, Scanlon became the first Manchester United player to represent Gibraltar while at the club.[1]
Scanlon began playing youth football at Derby County before joining Manchester United in February 2021 amidst growing financial uncertainty at Pride Park.[2] After breaking into the under-18 team towards the end of the 2022–23 season,[3] he became a first-year scholar with the Red Devils in July 2023.[4] During the 2023–24 season he participated in the Red Devils' 2023–24 UEFA Youth League campaign while also making appearances for the under-21 side and training with the first team under Erik ten Hag.[5]
Scanlon was born in the Midlands, England to an English father and Gibraltarian mother.[6] He first represented Gibraltar at under-17 level, scoring a brace on his debut as Gibraltar recorded a shock 8–2 win over Liechtenstein on 25 August 2022.[7] The next year he made his under-21 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Georgia in Kutaisi, on 6 September 2023.[8] On 15 March 2024, he was called up to a revamped senior team by head coach Julio César Ribas for their UEFA Nations League play-out against Lithuania.
On 21 March 2024, Scanlon made his senior debut as an 74th minute substitute for Liam Walker in a 0–1 loss against Lithuania.[1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2023–24[10] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gibraltar | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Scanlon's mother Gabriella (née Falero) is a former athlete who jointly holds the Gibraltarian record for the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[11] His younger brother, Luca, is also in the youth system at Manchester United, and has represented Gibraltar at youth level.