Ryan James (soccer)

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

Ryan James
James in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ryan Lee James
Date of birth (1994-04-21) April 21, 1994
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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2020

Career

College and amateur

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]

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.
  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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