Ryan James (soccer)

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Ryan James
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James with Nashville SC in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ryan Lee James
Date of birth (1994-04-21) April 21, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
Number 7
Youth career
Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Bowling Green Falcons 79 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 TFC Academy
2016–2017 Rochester Rhinos 63 (1)
2018 Nashville SC 16 (0)
2019–2020 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 50 (5)
2021– Birmingham Legion 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 22, 2021

Ryan Lee James (born April 21, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion as a defender.

Career[]

College and amateur[]

James in 2012
James in 2012

James played four years of college soccer at Bowling Green University between 2012 and 2015.[1] In 2012, he played with TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League[2] and also in 2015 in the Premier Development League where he made one appearance.[3]

Professional[]

Rochester Rhinos[]

James was drafted in the third round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft (52nd overall) by Sporting Kansas City.[4] However, he didn't sign with Kansas City, instead joining United Soccer League side Rochester Rhinos in March 2016.[5] In December 2016, Rochester announced that James would return for the 2017 season.[6] James would play two seasons with Rochester, before the club announced they would not play in the 2018 USL season.[7]

Nashville SC[]

James was signed by Nashville SC in the USL on December 14, 2017.[8] On November 14, 2018, the club announced that they had not re-signed James for the 2019 season.[9]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC[]

In November 2018, James was signed by Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC for the 2019 season, with an option for 2020.[10]

Birmingham Legion[]

After two seasons with Pittsburgh, James would sign a multi year deal with Birmingham Legion.[11]

International career[]

James participated in two camps of Canada U-17 team in 2010.

He is also eligible to play for Jamaica as his father was born in Clarendon.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ryan James - Men's Soccer". Bowling Green State University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Senior Squad | Toronto FC". 2012-11-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Gartland, Ben (January 19, 2016). "Sporting KC select James and Hajderovic". The Blue Testament.
  5. ^ "Ryan Lee James". uslsoccer.com.(subscription required)
  6. ^ USL.com staff (December 11, 2016). "Forbes, Gomez lead returnees to Rhinos". Rochester Rhinos.
  7. ^ "Rochester Rhinos announce decisions for the 2018 season". Rochester Rhinos SC. November 30, 2017.
  8. ^ [1][dead link]
  9. ^ [2][dead link]
  10. ^ "Founds sign defender Ryan James". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. November 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "Legion FC signs defender Ryan James". Birmingham Legion SC. December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Ryan James on CanadaSoccer.com

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