page_title: James Ward-Prowse
hierarchical_section_title: James Ward-Prowse
caption_attribution_description: Pre-season friendly Wednesday 2 August 2017 Image by Lewis Commons
context_page_description: James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Southampton and the England national team.
  Originally a member of Southampton's youth system, Ward-Prowse made his first-team debut for the club in October 2011, and signed his first professional contract in May 2012. He has gone on to become a regular for Southampton, and made his 200th appearance in all competitions in April 2018.
  He has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels and earned 31 caps and scored 6 goals at under-21 level, also serving as captain. He made his senior international debut in March 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat to then World champions Germany.
context_section_description: James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse (born 1 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Southampton (whom he also captains) and the England national team.
  Originally a member of Southampton's youth system, Ward-Prowse made his first-team debut for the club in October 2011, and signed his first professional contract in May 2012. He has gone on to become a regular for Southampton, and made his 200th appearance in all competitions in April 2018.
  He has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels and earned 31 caps and scored 6 goals at under-21 level, also serving as captain. He made his senior international debut in March 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat to then World champions Germany.
caption: Ward-Prowse playing for Southampton in 2017
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