Evan James (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Evan James | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Forward Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Oakville Blue Stars | ||
2008–2011 | Charlotte 49ers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Hamilton FC | 8 | (2) |
2012 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
2013 | K-W United FC | 14 | (4) |
2013 | Astros Vasas FC | 6 | (5) |
2014 | Tonbridge Angels | 4 | (1) |
2014 | Kraft | 6 | (2) |
2015 | BK Marienlyst | ||
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U23 | 4 | (1) |
2013 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 12, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 29, 2013 |
Evan James (born June 19, 1990 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player.
Career
College and Amateur
James played 25 games for the Charlotte 49ers in 2011, and was a starter for 23 games. He totaled five goals and seven assists. In 2011, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team and the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team. In 2008, he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team. James played club soccer for the Oakville SC and was part of the Oakville Blue Stars for 4 years prior to joining the Charlotte program. He won the U21 Ontario Cup with Oakville.
While in college, James appeared for USL PDL club Hamilton FC Rage in 2011, making eight appearances and scoring two goals.[1]
Professional
Evan James was selected 1st overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and signed by the Montreal Impact on March 1, 2012[2]
Evan James was released by the Montreal Impact on November 2, 2012.[3] After his release he returned to the PDL to play with K-W United FC.[4] After the conclusion of the PDL season he signed with Astros Vasas of the Canadian Soccer League, where he recorded 5 goals.[5][6] In 2014, he went abroad to England to sign with Tonbridge Angels F.C. in the Conference South League.[7] He went to Scandinavia to play with Kraft in the Kakkonen, and in 2015 with BK Marienlyst in the Danish 2nd Division.[8][9]
International
James made his debut for the Canada U23 national team in 2012.
James made his senior team debut on January 26, 2013 in a friendly against Denmark as a second half sub for Dwayne De Rosario, the game ended as a 4-0 defeat.[10][11][12]
Honors
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 Conference All Rookie Team (2008)
References
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862327.html#STATS
- ^ Montreal Impact (1 March 2012). "Mallace, James and Garcia under contract, links and notes". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/impact-release-3-little-used-players-ahead-of-italy-trip-1.1132158
- ^ "James sees bright future for K-W United FC - K-W United FC News". www.kwunitedfc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "September 28, 2013 CSL--details of Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "October 6, 2013 CSL--details of Sunday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Evan James | Football Stats | Tonbridge Angels | Age 26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Fotisextra 2014". issuu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Pedersen, Jens Martinus. "Trupstatus og optakt til kampen mod Dalum IF | Nyheder". b-marienlyst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Inexperienced Canada overpowered by Denmark". Canada Soccer Association. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Evan James". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Canadian soccer players
- Charlotte 49ers men's soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- K-W United FC players
- Montreal Impact draft picks
- Montreal Impact players
- National League (English football) players
- North York Astros players
- USL League Two players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Mississauga
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- Association football forwards