Cameron James

Cameron James
Personal information
Full name Cameron Lewis James[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position Defender
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
(on loan from Colchester United)
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2015 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Colchester United 22 (0)
2018 → Chelmsford City (loan) 6 (0)
2018– → Braintree Town (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 14 October 2018 (UTC+1)

Cameron Lewis James (born 11 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for National League side Braintree Town, on loan from League Two club Colchester United.

James joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the age groups to make his professional debut in May 2016. He joined Chelmsford City on loan in January 2018 and later Braintree Town on loan in August 2018.

Career

Born in Chelmsford,[3] James began his playing career with Colchester United where he had been a member of the Academy since the age of nine.[4] James featured for the Colchester under-18 side for the first time in October 2013 in a 3–1 win over Stevenage in the Youth Alliance Cup.[5] This came in the same season that Colchester's under-18 side won both their Football League Youth Alliance South East league and the national cup.[6]

In July 2015, James and fellow academy graduate Tariq Issa committed themselves to the club by signing four-year professional contracts.[4] He was then named on the bench for a first-team game for the first time on 20 October as an unused substitute in Colchester's 2–1 win over Port Vale.[7]

Caretaker manager Steve Ball handed James his professional debut on 8 May 2016 during Colchester's final game of the season. He was introduced as a 64th-minute replacement for Joe Edwards, who had suffered an injury in a 2–1 defeat against Rochdale at the Colchester Community Stadium.[8]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, James agreed a new four-year contract with the club just one year into his existing four-year deal.[9] He made his first appearance of the new season on 4 October 2016 as a substitute in Colchester's 2–1 defeat to Southampton U23 in the EFL Trophy.[10] He made his first professional start on 21 February in the U's 1–0 win at home to Wycombe Wanderers, playing the full 90-minutes.[11] In the latter stages of the season, James began to establish himself in the first-team following his first start and clean sheet against Wycombe. He revealed that his preferred position is a sweeper role which gives him "more license with the ball".[12] He ended the season having made 15 first-team appearances.[13]

On 2 February 2018, James signed for hometown club Chelmsford City on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made his debut the following day in a 2–0 victory against Chippenham Town.[15]

On 31 August 2018, James signed for National League side Braintree Town on loan until January 2019.[16] He made his debut on 1 September in Braintree's 1–1 draw at Boreham Wood.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2015–16[18] League One 1000000010
2016–17[13] League Two 14000001[lower-alpha 1]0150
2017–18[19] League Two 7000103[lower-alpha 1]0110
2018–19[20] League Two 0000000000
Total 220001040270
Chelmsford City (loan) 2017–18[21] National League South 60––0060
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[20] National League 9000–0090
Career total 370001040420
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Colchester United U18

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 July 2015. p. 18. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Cameron James at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cameron James & Tariq Issa sign Colchester United deals". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (9 October 2013). "In-form U's youngsters maintain their perfect start". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Colchester United: Cameron James & Tariq Issa extend Colchester deals". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Colchester United 1–2 Southampton U23". Sky Sports. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Colchester United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Marston, Carl (12 April 2017). "Cameron James believes that Colchester United can beat Doncaster and also make the play-offs". Green'Un. Ipswich. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Cameron James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Clarets sign U's defender on-loan". Chelmsford City F.C. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Lee, Matt (3 February 2018). "Chelmsford City 2–0 Chippenham Town". The National League. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. ↑ Marston, Carl (31 August 2018). "U's defender signs on loan for Braintree Town". Green'Un. Ipswich. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Boreham Wood 1–1 Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Cameron James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Cameron James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Cameron James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "C. James". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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