1. James Alan Tarkowski was born on 19 November 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton.
26 Facts About James Tarkowski
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James Tarkowski made his debut for England in March 2018.
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James Alan Tarkowski was born on 19 November 1992 in Manchester and grew up in New Moston.
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James Tarkowski attended New Moston Primary School and Failsworth High School, which he left in 2009.
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James Tarkowski began his career in the youth system at Blackburn Rovers, before being released at the age of 14.
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James Tarkowski was a Manchester United fan as a boy and admired David Beckham and Paul Scholes while growing up.
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James Tarkowski joined League One club Oldham Athletic on a two-year scholarship in May 2009.
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James Tarkowski was awarded a two-year professional contract by the club in May 2011.
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James Tarkowski played a part in Oldham's run to the fifth round of the FA Cup, playing in the first round win over Conference Premier team Kidderminster Harriers and starting in the home draw and away replay defeat to Premier League team Everton in the fifth round.
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James Tarkowski signed a new two-year contract in the summer of 2013.
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James Tarkowski was picked by the Latics supporters as Oldham's Player of the Month for August 2013.
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James Tarkowski was an ever-present in Oldham's runs to the Northern Area semi-final of the Football League Trophy and the third round of the FA Cup.
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James Tarkowski signed for League One club Brentford on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2014.
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James Tarkowski began his first season at Championship level as an ever-present in the Bees' league matches.
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Amidst a number of transfer bids, James Tarkowski was internally disciplined for refusing to play in Brentford's match versus Burnley on 15 January 2016, for which he later apologised.
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James Tarkowski failed to appear for the Bees again and departed Griffin Park two weeks later, having made 74 appearances and scored four goals in two years with the club.
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On 1 February 2016, James Tarkowski signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee.
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James Tarkowski deputised for Keane for the next two games, with Burnley victorious against Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers.
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However, Keane was preferred by manager Sean Dyche at right centre-back upon his return to fitness as James Tarkowski was limited to one substitution appearance the rest of the season.
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In third position in the table at the time of James Tarkowski's signing, Burnley went unbeaten the rest of the season as they won their third ever second-tier title and direct promotion to the Premier League on their first attempt.
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Unable to crack the preferred centre-back partnership of Keane and Ben Mee, James Tarkowski received scant playing time, despite being an ever-present on the bench.
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James Tarkowski was a halftime substitution on 23 April 2017 against Manchester United for Mee, who left with a shin injury, opening the door for his first Premier League start on 29 April against Crystal Palace.
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James Tarkowski endured being hit by an object thrown by a Palace fan during celebrations of Ashley Barnes' opening goal en route to a clean sheet.
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James Tarkowski would retain his place in the team for Burnley's final four fixtures, during which Burnley ensured their participation in the next edition.
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On 2 July 2022, James Tarkowski signed for Premier League club Everton on a free transfer following his release from Burnley, signing a four-year contract.
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On 16 May 2018, he was one of five players named on standby for Gareth Southgate's 23-man England national team squad for the World Cup, but James Tarkowski was reported to have withdrawn from the standby list later for a hernia operation.