Evan James (soccer)

Evan James
Personal information
Full name Evan James
Date of birth (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position 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
National team‡
2012 Canada U23 4 (1)
2013 Canada 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

  1. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862327.html#STATS
  2. ↑ Montreal Impact (1 March 2012). "Mallace, James and Garcia under contract, links and notes". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/impact-release-3-little-used-players-ahead-of-italy-trip-1.1132158
  4. ↑ "James sees bright future for K-W United FC - K-W United FC News". www.kwunitedfc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. ↑ "September 28, 2013 CSL--details of Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ↑ "October 6, 2013 CSL--details of Sunday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. ↑ "Evan James | Football Stats | Tonbridge Angels | Age 26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Fotisextra 2014". issuu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. ↑ Pedersen, Jens Martinus. "Trupstatus og optakt til kampen mod Dalum IF | Nyheder". b-marienlyst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  10. ↑ "Inexperienced Canada overpowered by Denmark". Canada Soccer Association. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Evan James". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  12. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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