James Abankwah

UDI

• #14 • Center Back

James Abankwah

UDI

• #14 • Center Back

Nationality

Republic of Ireland

Position

Role

Ball-Playing Centre Back

Birthdate (Age)

Jan 16, 2004 (22)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'2"

Weight

174 lb

Club

Udinese

League

Serie A

Ranking

Serie A

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

76.9

25/347

Impact score

6.6

188/347

Defender rank

39th

39/132

All rank

85th

85/347

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Defender rank

152nd

152/645

All rank

418th

418/1,701

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 Serie A

Overall

14th/132 DEF

76.9

Passing

26th/132 DEF

71.2

1 V 1 Defending

44th/131 DEF

Aerial Duel

35th/118 DEF

67.4

Positioning

18th/130 DEF

73.3

Blocking

8th/124 DEF

78.6

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 Serie A

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 Serie A

Appearances

196

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

Sep 14, 6:45pm UTC

Inter

Udinese

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza • Paramount+

Sep 19, 1:00pm UTC

Udinese

Cagliari

Dacia Arena • Paramount+

Oct 12, 6:45pm UTC

Torino

Udinese

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

News

Aug 22, 2026

Wins two tackles in Como contest

Abankwah registered two tackles (two won), two blocks and three clearances in Saturday's 1-1 draw versus Como.

Analysis: Abankwah opened the campaign ahead of Nicolo Bertola and Branimir Mlacic after playing a lot while on loan at Watford last season and held up nicely for the most part, even though his side couldn't completely contain a high-powered offense. He'll have to keep it up to retain the starting job, and Udinese might add further defenders down the stretch.