Venus James

Venus Patrice James (born March 21, 1979 in Oakland, California) is a retired American soccer player.[1] James was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2004.[2]

Venus James
Personal information
Full name Venus Patrice James
Date of birth (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979
Place of birth Oakland, California, US
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 UCLA Bruins 65 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bay Area CyberRays
Carolina Courage
2004–2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö
National team
1999 United States U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

James played for UCLA Bruins while studying at UCLA 1997–2000.[1] After her college career, she played for Bay Area CyberRays and Carolina Courage before joining Djurgården/Älvsjö in 2004.[3] She made her debut for Djurgården/Älvsjö on May 15, 2004 in their 2–0 win against Mallbacken in the 2004 Damallsvenskan.[4]

Venus James was part of the team in Djurgården/Älvsjö's final defeat against Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final.[5] She left Djurgården/Älvsjö after the 2005 season.[6]

Honours

Club
Djurgården/Älvsjö

References
  1. "Player Bio: Venus James - UCLA Official Athletic Site - UCLA". UCLA.
  2. http://difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
  3. "Konkursen skickade Venus till Djurgården".
  4. "Venus James gjorde sitt första mål i allsvenskan för Djurgården/Älvsjö".
  5. UEFA.com. "Pohlers fires Potsdam to glory". UEFA.com.
  6. "Djurgården/Älvsjö värvar i världsklass - DN.SE". December 28, 2005.
  7. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf


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