James Kiffe

James Kiffe
Personal information
Full name	James Alexander Kiffe
Date of birth	January 24, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sacramento Republic FC
Number	20
Youth career
	San Marcos High School
2007	Santa Barbara City College
2009–2011	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	Ventura County Fusion
2014–	Sacramento Republic FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2016

James Alexander Kiffe (born January 24, 1989) is an American soccer player currently playing for Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Pro.

Playing career

Kiffe played for local side Santa Barbara Soccer Club prior to playing his high school soccer at San Marcos High School. He played for Santa Barbara City College in 2007 before transferring to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from 2009 to 2011 to close out his collegiate career.

Kiffe played with Ventura County Fusion from 2011 to 2014, eventually becoming team captain. After leaving UCSB, Kiffe had an unsuccessful trial with Major League Soccer team San Jose Earthquakes, but continued playing with the Fusion.^[1] After seeing him play for the Fusion against Sacramento Republic FC in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Sacramento Republic signed Kiffe for the remainder of the 2014 USL Pro season.^[2]