James Riley (soccer)

James Riley

Personal information
Full name	James Riley
Date of birth	October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27)
Place of birth	Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Youth career
2001–2004	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Carolina Dynamo	12	(1)
2004	Colorado Springs Blizzard	5	(2)
2005–2007	New England Revolution	70	(1)
2008	San Jose Earthquakes	24	(0)
2009–2011	Seattle Sounders FC	84	(1)
2012–	Chivas USA	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

James Riley (born October 27, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. Throughout his career he has generally played as a right fullback.

Career

College and Amateur

Riley played college soccer at Wake Forest University, and in the USL Premier Development League with both Carolina Dynamo and his hometown team, Colorado Springs Blizzard.

Professional

New England Revolution had drafted Riley in the second round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, and he acquitted himself well in his rookie season, playing various positions and scoring a goal. He continued to keep himself in the mix in defense, starting the majority of the games in 2006 and 2007.

Riley was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft and subsequently made 24 appearances for the team before being taken by the Seattle Sounders FC in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft. He stayed with Seattle through the 2011 season, helping the club win three consecutive U.S. Open Cup championships.

Riley was left exposed by Seattle in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and he was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact in the November 23, 2011 draft. He was then immediately traded with allocation money to Chivas USA for Justin Braun and Gerson Mayen.

Statistics

Years	Club	Country	Competition	Apps.	Goals
2003	Carolina Dynamo	United States	USL Premier Development League	12	1
2004	Colorado Springs Blizzard			5	2
2005	New England Revolution		Major League Soccer	23	1
2006				20	0
2007				27	0
2008	San Jose Earthquakes			24	0
2009	Seattle Sounders FC			28	0
2010				27	1
2011				29	0
Total	Last Updated	November 7, 2011		195	5

Honors

New England Revolution

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2007
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (3): 2005, 2006, 2007

Seattle Sounders FC

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (3): 2009, 2010, 2011

Individual

• Prost Amerika's Sounders FC Player Of The Year 2009
• MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month for October 2010

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile