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{{short description|Welsh footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jason Koumas
| image = Jason Koumas.jpg
| image_size = 230
| caption = Koumas warming up for [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in 2007
| full_name = Jason Koumas<ref name="Hugman2009-10">{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 | year = 2009 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | ___location = Edinburgh | isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|25|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/>
| birth_place = [[Wrexham]], Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/>
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = –1997
| youthclubs1 = [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]]
| youthyears2 = 1997–1998
| youthclubs2 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
| years1 = 1998–2002
| years2 = 2002–2007
| years3 = 2005–2006
| years4 = 2007–2011
| years5 = 2010–2011
| years6 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
| clubs2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| clubs3 = → [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)
| clubs4 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
| clubs5 = → [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)
| clubs6 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
| caps1 = 127
| goals1 = 25
| caps2 = 123
| goals2 = 23
| caps3 = 44
| goals3 = 12
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 2
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 2
| caps6 = 51
| goals6 = 4
| totalcaps = 422 | totalgoals = 68
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 10
}}
'''Jason Koumas''' (born
He was selected in both the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] and [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] Football League Championship team of the season.
On 12 May 2016, Leon Barton wrote in a long blog post for ''[[The Guardian]]'' that Koumas's talent - often described as "mercurial" - was no less than [[Steven Gerrard]]'s, but described him as undisciplined.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Leon |title=What was the difference between Jason Koumas and Steven Gerrard? Not talent |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/in-bed-with-maradona/2016/may/12/jason-koumas-steven-gerrard-liverpool-tranmere |access-date=28 March 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Wrexham]] to an English mother and [[Greek-Cypriot]] father, Koumas played for local youth sides during his primary school years, before joining the [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool Academy]] aged nine. Koumas played regularly alongside players such as [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Michael Owen]] and was highly rated by the club.<ref name="Guardian"/> However, he did not sign [[Youth Training Scheme]] forms with the club, reportedly due to coaching staff refusing to play him in his preferred central midfield position, instead opting to join [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]].<ref name="Guardian"/>
===Tranmere Rovers===
Koumas made his professional debut for [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] in the [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99 season]]. A series of impressive performances over the next four years won him many plaudits, including a place in the PFA Division Two Team of the Year for 2001–02.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 April 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1930633.stm |title=Double joy for Zamora |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 April 2007}}</ref> Koumas established himself as a talented youngster with immense potential. He scored one of Tranmere's goals when they knocked out Merseyside rivals Everton in the 2000–01 FA Cup in a memorable 3–0 victory at Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1138678.stm |title=Tranmere shame Everton |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 January 2001 |access-date=6 September 2009}}</ref> In August 2002, this potential was spotted by then [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] manager, [[Gary Megson]], who paid Rovers a fee of £2.25 million to secure his services.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 August 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2208534.stm |title=West Brom tie up Koumas deal |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref>
===West Bromwich Albion===
A successful first season at Premier League level, including sensational solo goals against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], saw Koumas win the club's Player of the Season award.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 April 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2985693.stm |title=Koumas wins West Brom award |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> However, this was not enough to prevent Albion from suffering relegation back to the Football League.
Koumas inspired [[West Bromwich Albion|West Brom]]'s promotion back to the [[English Premier League|Premier League]] in the 2003–04 season. He won the First Division Player of the Month award for November 2003,<ref>{{cite news |date=3 December 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3288439.stm |title=Koumas named player of the month |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> scoring three league goals in the month, including a double in a 3–0 win at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]. On 18 April 2004, Koumas scored a last minute goal in a vital 1–0 win against fellow promotion chasers [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], which essentially sealed Albion's return to the Premier League. Koumas finished the season with ten league goals as West Brom finished runners-up and was subsequently named in the First Division PFA Team of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 April 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3628905.stm |title=Henry retains PFA crown |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> In the summer of 2004, Koumas signed a new contract with Albion,<ref>{{cite news |date=15 July 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3881955.stm |title=Koumas commits to Baggies |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> but during the following season fell out with new boss [[Bryan Robson]]. Robson stated that he was "disappointed" with Koumas' attitude and placed him on the transfer list.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 May 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/4543763.stm |title=West Brom put Koumas up for sale |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref>
====Loan to Cardiff City====
At the start of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], Koumas was loaned out to Cardiff City.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/4648787.stm |title=Koumas seals Cardiff loan switch |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> This move proved an immediate success, with Koumas coming off the bench to score on his debut against [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. Throughout the remainder of the season, Koumas consistently turned in man-of-the-match winning performances, scoring 13 times in 44 appearances from midfield, including a hattrick away at Luton in a pulsating victory. Koumas earned himself hero status amongst the Bluebirds faithful as well as the club's Player of the Year award and a place in the Championship's [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Team of the Season.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 April 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/4939930.stm |title=Welsh stars in team of the year |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref>
Cardiff City then attempted to negotiate a transfer fee for Koumas before the start of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07 season]], however they failed to come to an agreement with West Brom. Koumas was effectively on strike throughout the negotiations and refused to return to the Hawthorns, even resorting to training on his own away from the club. On 23 August, Koumas made a U-turn in his West Bromwich Albion career by signing a new three-year deal at the club.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 August 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/5279716.stm |title=Koumas signs new Baggies contract |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2007}}</ref>
====Return to West Brom====
His club career was then rejuvenated under new manager [[Tony Mowbray]], becoming a first team regular again and putting in several man of the match performances during the 2006–07 season. He won the Powerade Championship player of the month award for December 2006.<ref>{{cite news| title = Koumas handed Championship award| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6270507.stm| website = BBC Sport| date = 17 January 2007| access-date = 18 April 2008}}</ref> Koumas was named the [[Football League Awards|Championship Player of the Year]] at the Football League Awards in March 2007,<ref name="FLCPOTY">{{cite news| title = Koumas handed Championship award | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6418171.stm| website= BBC Sport| date = 4 March 2007| access-date = 5 March 2007}}</ref> and was also honoured in April with a place in the Championship PFA Team of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|date=22 April 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm|title=Ronaldo secures PFA awards double|website=BBC Sport|access-date=23 April 2007}}</ref> Despite the individual accolades, Koumas was unable to help West Brom achieve promotion following a defeat to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby]] in the [[2007 Football League Championship play-off final]].
===Wigan Athletic===
In July 2007, West Brom agreed a fee of £5.3 million with [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], stating that it was a head-turning offer. Koumas completed the move to Wigan on 10 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6748685.stm|title=Wigan complete signing of Koumas|access-date=10 July 2007|date=10 July 2007|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Tranmere received a portion of the transfer fee having previously included a sell-on clause in their agreement with West Brom.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ferguson|first=Ryan (28 April 2016)|url=https://planetprentonia.com/2016/04/28/jason-koumas-the-emperor-of-prenton-park/|title=Jason Koumas, The Emperor of Prenton Park|access-date=28 April 2016|website=Planet Prentonia|archive-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516034754/https://planetprentonia.com/2016/04/28/jason-koumas-the-emperor-of-prenton-park/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his Wigan debut on 11 August 2007 in a 2–1 defeat away at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 August 2007 |url=http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10429~37419,00.html |title=Everton vs Wigan Athletic |publisher=Wigan Athletic F.C. |access-date=16 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217182619/http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10429~37419%2C00.html |archive-date=17 December 2007 }}</ref> The following month he marked his 300th career league appearance by scoring his first goal for his new club, converting an 80th-minute penalty to rescue a 1–1 home draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref>{{cite news|date=15 September 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6984886.stm|title= Wigan 1–1 Fulham|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=16 September 2007}}</ref> Due to injury and a lack of first team opportunities under three different managers during his three years at Wigan, Koumas was linked with a return to previous club West Bromwich Albion along with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on a loan deal until the end of the 2009–10 season, however a loan move never materialised. Koumas was released at the end of 2010–11 season following his return from a loan period at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].
====Second loan to Cardiff City====
On 5 August 2010, Koumas agreed a deal to re-join [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on a season-long loan, but was unable to complete the move until after Cardiff's transfer embargo was lifted.<ref>{{cite news|date=5 August 2010 |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2111345,00.html |title=CITY SWOOP FOR KOUMAS RETURN |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |access-date=10 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115615/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2111345%2C00.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> The following day, the club's transfer embargo was lifted and Koumas was able to register with the club two days prior to the start of the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2113888,00.html |title=Embargo lifted, players registered |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=10 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115635/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2113888%2C00.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> Koumas made his second Cardiff City debut in the 4–0 home victory over [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], coming on as a late substitute for [[Craig Bellamy]]. Koumas' second stint at the Bluebirds was severely hampered with injuries and further niggley setbacks. Cardiff needed a win to keep the pressure on second placed Norwich and to keep automatic promotion alive. With it 1–1 at the [[Keepmoat Stadium]] in the 87th minute, Cardiff boss [[Dave Jones (footballer born 1956)|Dave Jones]] sent Koumas on. Within 3 minutes of his arrival he curled a 25-yard free-kick into the top left hand corner. Koumas then finished the game by passing the ball past the Doncaster keeper to make it 3–1.
===Return to Tranmere Rovers===
After being released by Wigan in 2011, Koumas remained as a free agent and considered his playing career. It was revealed by BBC on 8 July 2013 that Koumas asked to train with former club Tranmere Rovers as he attempted to rebuild his footballing career.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23230539 |title=Koumas trains with Tranmere |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref> After a successful trial, he signed a one-year deal on 1 August. On 23 May 2014, Koumas signed a one-year extension.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jason Koumas: Tranmere Rovers midfielder signs new contract|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27537456|access-date=24 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2014}}</ref>
Koumas announced his retirement on 10 July 2015.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33479191 BBC News, "Jason Koumas: Ex-West Brom, Wigan, and Tranmere man retires", 10 July 2015]</ref>
==International career==
[[File:Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, Jason Koumas 2008.jpg|thumb|Koumas (red) and [[Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson]] (blue) during international match between Iceland and Wales]]
Born in Wrexham to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother, Koumas was eligible to play for [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], [[England national football team|England]] and Wales.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Gets A Push to Join Wales|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jason-gets-push-join-wales-1681839|website=Chronicle Live|date=29 May 2001 |access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> When he received call ups for both Cyprus and Wales, he opted for the latter. Koumas played 34 times for his country, making his international debut against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] in 2001. He was part of [[Mark Hughes]]'s national team which narrowly missed out on qualification for [[Euro 2004]], losing 1–0 to [[Russia national football team|Russia]] in the play-offs.<ref>{{cite news | title = Russia break Welsh hearts | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/wales/3275199.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 19 November 2003 | access-date = 11 December 2015}}</ref>
His international career was blighted by his persistent failure to turn up to training. In May 2006, he pulled out of a squad get-together in [[San Sebastián]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Toshack's Wales warning for Koumas | url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/toshacks-wales-warning-for-koumas-2321034 | publisher = Wales Online | date = 15 August 2006 | access-date = 11 December 2015}}</ref> He came back onto the international scene with three goals in two matches, one in a 3–1 win against Cyprus in October 2006 and two in a 4–0 win in November 2006 against Liechtenstein.
Koumas captained his country for the first time on 1 June 2008, as Wales lost 2–0 to [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robben sinks Wales |url=http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBQMti7IA6JGCKyASn6YXBtfQPpw |publisher=The [[Press Association]] |date=1 June 2008 |access-date=2 June 2008}}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He missed a penalty for Wales in a World Cup qualifier against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]]. Koumas retired from international football on 6 September 2009,<ref>{{cite news | title = Jason Koumas retires from International football | url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2009/09/06/jason-koumas-retires-from-international-football-91466-24620064/ | publisher = WalesOnline | date = 6 September 2008 | access-date = 6 September 2008}}</ref> having scored ten goals in 34 caps. His final appearance for Wales was in a 2–0 defeat to [[Finland national football team|Finland]] on 28 March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/370 |title=Wales 0–2 Finland |publisher=Football Association of Wales |date=28 March 2009 |access-date=20 December 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402151757/http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/370 |archive-date= 2 April 2009 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Koumas was born in Wrexham to an [[English people|English]] mother and a [[Greek-Cypriot]] father. Accordingly, he had the option to represent Wales, England, or Cyprus at international level. Koumas' son, [[Lewis Koumas|Lewis]], also came through the [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool Academy]], and made his pro-debut with the club in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis Koumas |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/lewis-koumas |website=[[Liverpool F.C.]] |access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Danns and Koumas take Liverpool past Southampton |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68427781 |access-date=2024-03-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|match played 2 May 2015.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
|[[1998–99 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 1998/1999">{{Soccerbase season|13834|1998|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|23||3||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|—||27||4
|-
|[[1999–2000 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 1999/2000">{{Soccerbase season|13834|1999|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|23||2||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||29||2
|-
|[[2000–01 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2000/2001">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2000|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|39||10||4||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||47||11
|-
|[[2001–02 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2001/2002">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2001|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|38||8||4||4||1||1||colspan="2"|—||43||13
|-
|[[2002–03 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2002/2003">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2002|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Second Division
|4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!127!!25!!9!!5!!14!!2!!0!!0!!150!!32
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|[[2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2002/2003"/>
|[[Premier League]]
|32||4||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||4
|-
|[[2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2003/2004">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2003|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|First Division
|42||10||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||46||10
|-
|[[2004–05 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2004/2005">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2004|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|10||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|[[2006–07 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2006/2007">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2006|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|39||9||4||0||1||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP>Appearances in [[Football League Championship|Championship play-offs]]</ref>||0||47||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!123!!23!!9!!0!!6!!0!!3!!0!!141!!23
|-
|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)
|[[2005–06 Cardiff City F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2005/2006">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2005|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|44||12||colspan="2"|—||3||1||colspan="2"|—||47||13
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2007|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|30||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2008|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|16||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2009/2010">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2009|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|8||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!2!!4!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!61!!2
|-
|Cardiff City (loan)
|[[2010–11 Cardiff City F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2010|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|23||2||colspan="2"|—||2||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP/>||0||27||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|Tranmere Rovers
|[[2013–14 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2013/2014">{{cite web |title = Games played by Jason Koumas in 2015/2014 |url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13834&season_id=143 |publisher = Soccerbase |access-date = 12 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|31||4||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
|[[2014–15 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Jason Koumas in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|13834|2014|name=Jason Koumas|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|20||0||1||1||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT>Appearance in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||23||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!51!!4!!2!!1!!3!!0!!1!!0!!57!!5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!422!!68!!24!!6!!31!!3!!6!!0!!483!!77
|}
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===International===
{{updated|match played 28 March 2009.}}<ref name="Jason Koumas NFT">{{NFT|7298|name=Jason Koumas|accessdate=12 March 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Wales national football team|Wales]]
|2001||1||0
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|2002||1||0
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|2003||6||0
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|2004||6||1
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|2005||2||0
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|2006||4||3
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|2007||5||3
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|2008||8||3
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|2009||1||0
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!colspan="2"|Total||34||10
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==Honours==
'''Tranmere Rovers'''
*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[1999–2000 Football League Cup|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/feb/27/newsstory.sport13 |title=Leicester 2–1 Tranmere |website=The Guardian |date=27 February 2000 |access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
'''West Bromwich Albion'''
*[[Football League First Division]] runner-up: [[2003–04 Football League#First Division|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/25/match.bradford |title=Horsfield kicks off West Brom's party |author=Duncan Mackay |work=The Guardian |date=25 April 2004 |access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[2001–02 Football League#Second Division|2001–02 Second Division]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/apr/15/newsstory.sport4 |title=PFA teams send Hatters mad |website=The Guardian |date=15 April 2002 |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref> [[2003–04 Football League#First Division|2003–04 First Division]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3628905.stm |title=Henry retains PFA crown |website=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2004 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> [[2005–06 Football League Championship|2005–06 Championship]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4935884.stm |title=Gerrard named player of the year |website=BBC Sport |date=23 April 2006 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> [[2006–07 Football League Championship|2006–07 Championship]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6582201.stm |title=Ronaldo secures PFA awards double |website=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2007 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[EFL Awards|Football League Championship Player of the Year]]: 2006–07<ref name="FLCPOTY"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080907001422/http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/player/32 Football Association of Wales profile]}}
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