James Tarkowski

Tarkowski's story starts in Manchester, where he was born on 19 November 1992. The 33-year-old now anchors Everton's defence at centre-back and wears the number 6 shirt.

So far in 2026/27 he has played in all five of Everton's Premier League games, every minute of each. He has scored once, set up one goal, and posted a 7.6 match rating. He has also made 11 tackles, taken four shots and created two key passes, all without a card.