James Collins (footballer, born 1990)
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Collins in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Steven Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Darlington (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Shrewsbury Town | 66 | (22) |
| 2012–2013 | Swindon Town | 45 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | Hibernian | 36 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Shrewsbury Town | 68 | (20) |
| 2016 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Crawley Town | 45 | (20) |
| 2017–2021 | Luton Town | 174 | (68) |
| 2021–2022 | Cardiff City | 26 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Derby County | 97 | (25) |
| 2025– | Lincoln City | 38 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Republic of Ireland | 13 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 2 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
James Steven Collins (born 1 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Lincoln City. Starting his career at Aston Villa, he did not break through to the first team and has since represented a number of teams in the English Football League and the Scottish Premiership.
Collins has won promotion from the fourth tier of English football four times so far in his career: twice as a runner-up with Shrewsbury Town, once as champions with Northampton Town, and most recently with Luton Town. He also twice gained promotion from the third tier of English football; once as champions with Luton Town, and most recently with Derby County.
Born and raised in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior international debut – and scoring – in 2019 in a friendly match against Bulgaria.