- Jordan James (soccer)
Football player infobox| playername= Jordan James
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|11|25
cityofbirth =Syracuse, New York
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=6|in=4
currentclub = Portland Timbers
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2001-2004
youthclubs =St. Lawrence University
years = 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
clubs =Albany Blackwatch Highlanders Wilmington Hammerheads Cincinnati Kings Houston Dynamo
Portland Timbers
caps(goals) = 15 (0)
10 (0)
19 (0)
00 (0)
03 (0)
manageryears = 2005-2006
2007
managerclubs =St. Lawrence University (assistant)San Jacinto College (assistant)
pcupdate = 1 October 08Jordan James (born
November 25 ,1982 inSyracuse, New York ) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forPortland Timbers of theUSL First Division .Youth
James played youth soccer with the Syracuse Blitz. He then attended
St. Lawrence University where he played on the men’sNCAA Division III soccer team from 2001 to 2004. He finished his collegiate career with 36 victories in 44 games.Professional
In 2004, James spent the collegiate off season with the
Albany Blackwatch Highlanders of the fourth divisionPremier Development League , earning a 0.82goals against average in fifteen games. In 2005, he signed with theWilmington Hammerheads of theUSL Second Division before moving to theCincinnati Kings of the USL-2 in 2006. James had an outstanding 2006 season, leading the league in saves and shutouts and was selected as first team All League. This led to interest fromMajor League Soccer and trials with both theColumbus Crew andFC Dallas . However, it was theHouston Dynamo which signed him for the 2007 season. He made no first team appearances, playing twice with the Houston Reserves before being released at the end of the season. On February 28, 2008, the Portland Timbers of theUSL First Division signed Jordan. [ [http://blog.oregonlive.com/sportsupdates/2008/02/timbers_add_goalkeeper_jordan.html Timbers add goalkeeper Jordan James] ]Coach
In 2005 and 2006, James served as the goalkeeper coach for the
St. Lawrence University men’s soccer team. [ [http://web.stlawu.edu/sports/m_soccer/jordan%20story.html GOALKEEPER'S COACH HAVING OUTSTANDING RUN WITH CINCINNATI KINGS OF THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES] ] When he signed with theHouston Dynamo , he moved toSan Jacinto College as that school’s goalkeeper coach. [ [http://www.sanjac.edu/athletics/soccer/coaches.shtml San Jacinto coaches] ]References
External links
* [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=35 Portland Timbers profile]
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