Julius James
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Julius James | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Maloney Gardens, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | St. Anthony’s College | ||
| 2004–2007 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Westchester Flames | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Toronto FC | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Minnesota Thunder (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | D.C. United | 31 | (2) |
| 2011– | Columbus Crew | 32 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 11, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Julius James (born July 9, 1984 in Maloney Gardens) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College
James played college soccer for the University of Connecticut, and was a 2007 Hermann Trophy candidate and Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist.
[edit] Professional
James drafted 9th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC, and played with them during their 2008 preseason, but suffered a shoulder injury against the New York Red Bulls[1] and missed his side's first two matches of the 2008 regular season. He recovered to make the bench for Toronto's first win of the season against the Los Angeles Galaxy, and scored on his MLS debut, also against Galaxy.
James was traded to Houston Dynamo on December 12, 2008 as part of the deal that took Dwayne De Rosario to Toronto FC. On August 14, 2009, after a short loan period at Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division, James was traded to D.C. United in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[2] On September 11, 2010 James scored his 2nd goal for DC in a 1-0 away win vs. his old team Toronto.
On February 17, 2011, D.C. United waived James.[3]
On February 28, 2011, the Columbus Crew announced that they had signed James.[4]. He made his debut on the next day as a second half substitute in the second leg of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake[5]. He played his first league game with the Crew on March 19, 2011 against his former team, D.C. United, in their 2011 MLS season opener.[6].
James signed a multi-year contract extension with Columbus on July 6, 2011.[7]
[edit] International
James played for the Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 Team that traveled to Brazil, Haiti, and the United States, and took part in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, where they suffered a 6-1 defeat to Brazil in the group stage. He earned his first senior cap for Trinidad and Tobago national football team against Guyana on September 3, 2008.
[edit] Personal
James was a resource economics major at the University of Connecticut.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/reed/2008/03/post.html
- ^ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/08/dcu_news_notes_1.html
- ^ DC United waives defender Julius James
- ^ http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/02/crew-signs-defender-julius-james
- ^ Morales, Williams lead RSL into CONCACAF semifinals
- ^ Davies double starts United season off with a bang
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4243377
[edit] External links
- MLS player profile
- Profile at UConn
- Julius James at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football defenders
- Westchester Flames players
- Toronto FC players
- Houston Dynamo players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- D.C. United players
- Columbus Crew players
- People from Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United States
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- USL First Division players
- Connecticut Huskies men's soccer players
- USL Premier Development League players
