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 08

Jordan James (born November 25, 1982 in Syracuse, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.

Youth

James played youth soccer with the Syracuse Blitz. He then attended St. Lawrence University where he played on the men’s NCAA 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 division Premier Development League, earning a 0.82 goals against average in fifteen games. In 2005, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division before moving to the Cincinnati 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 from Major League Soccer and trials with both the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. However, it was the Houston 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 the USL 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 the Houston Dynamo, he moved to San 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]