Evan James (soccer)

Evan James (born 19 June 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Oakville Blue Devils as a forward.

Evan James
Personal information
Full name Evan James
Date of birth (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oakville Blue Devils
Youth career
Mississauga SC
2004–2008 Oakville Blue Stars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Charlotte 49ers 83 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Hamilton FC 8 (2)
2012 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2013 K–W United 14 (4)
2013 Astros Vasas 6 (5)
2014 Tonbridge Angels 4 (1)
2014 Kraft 6 (2)
2015 Marienlyst
2015 Sigma FC 1 (3)
2018 Master's Futbol 9 (0)
2019– Oakville Blue Devils 20 (10)
International career‡
2011–2012 Canada U23 4 (1)
2012–2013 Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013

Club career

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]

James was selected 1st overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and signed by the Montreal Impact on March 1, 2012[2] He was released by Montreal 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]

In 2014, he went abroad to England to sign with Tonbridge Angels F.C. in the Conference South League.[6] That season, he made four appearances, scoring one goal.[7]

In 2014, James signed with Finnish Kakkonen side Kraft. He made six appearances that season, scoring two goals.[7]

In 2015, he signed with BK Marienlyst in the Danish 2nd Division.[8][9]

In June 2015, James returned to Canada and signed with League1 Ontario side Sigma FC. He scored a hat-trick on his debut on 4 June 2015.[10]

In 2018, James played for League1 Ontario side Master's Futbol and made nine appearances that season.[11]

In 2019, James signed with Oakville Blue Devils.[12]

International career

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.[13][14][15]

Honours

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

References
  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  2. Montreal Impact (1 March 2012). "Mallace, James and Garcia under contract, links and notes". Montreal Impact. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Impact release 3 little-used players ahead of Italy trip | CBC Sports".
  4. "James sees bright future for K-W United FC - K-W United FC News". www.kwunitedfc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. "United ends CSL season with draw". NiagaraFallsReview.ca. Niagara Falls Review. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. "Evan James | Football Stats | Tonbridge Angels | Age 26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. "E. James". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  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). Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  10. "ANB Futbol 2 - Sigma FC 5". League1 Ontario. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. "Evan James 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  12. "Evan James 2019". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  13. "Inexperienced Canada overpowered by Denmark". Canada Soccer Association. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  14. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Evan James". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  15. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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