Chris James (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Paul James | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuopion Palloseura | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Tampere United | 19 | (4) |
| 2008 | → TPV (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Ilves (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | Barnet | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | APIA Leichhardt | 18 | (4) |
| 2012– | Kuopion Palloseura | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | England U19 | ||
| 2006–2009 | New Zealand U20 | 6 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | New Zealand | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2010 | |||
Christopher "Chris" Paul James (born 4 July 1987) is an association football player who plays for Kuopion Palloseura in the Veikkausliiga. He signed a 1 year contract in January 2012. Before injury, James represented New Zealand at international level. James, predominantly an attacking midfielder or striker, is also able to play very well on both sides of the field as a left or right winger.
Club career
James' first professional contract was with Premier League side Fulham. Although he never made a senior first-team appearance, he made many appearances for the reserve side. Offered a one-year contract extension by Fulham in 2007, James declined the offer to pursue first team opportunities elsewhere.
In February 2008, he signed two-year contract with Tampere United. Even though the 2008 season wasn't a very successful one for his team, James debut season was impressive, in 17 league games he scored 3 goals and also provided eight assists.
| # | Competition | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Stadium | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-09 Champions League Qualification | 15 July 2008 |  FK Budućnost Podgorica |
2-1 | Win | Ratinan Stadion | |||||
| 2 | 2008-09 Champions League Qualification | 6 August 2008 |  FC Artmedia Petržalka |
4-2 | Loss | NTC Stadion | |||||
| Last updated 10 April 2010 | |||||||||||
James was signed by Football League Two side Barnet in March 2010 on a free transfer subject to international clearance.[1] James made his first team debut as a late substitute in a 3-1 home victory over Chesterfield on 5 April 2010. James was released at the end of the season.
International career
He played for the England youth team but has now chosen to play for the country of his birth, New Zealand. Ricki Herbert included him in the All Whites squad just days after receiving international clearance to play for New Zealand for the friendly match against then-World Champions Brazil on June 5, 2006, which they lost 4–0.[2] He has made a number of appearances for his country since his debut,[3] playing the likes of Charlton Athletic and Sevilla in friendlies. He also scored a consolation goal against Sevilla which was calmly slotted away.
Impressive performances in these matches has won him the New Zealand Soccer International Young Men’s Player of the Year award for 2006.[4] He was a member of the New Zealand under-20 team that qualified for the under-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring seven goals in six games including a hat-trick against Samoa. It was the first time New Zealand had a team qualify for the under-20 world cup.
James was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa,[5] but was not named in New Zealand's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of May 2012)[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Fulham | 2004-2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampere United | 2008 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
| TPV (loan) | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampere United | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| FC Ilves (loan) | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnet | 2009-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| APIA Leichhardt | 2011-12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| Kuopion Palloseura | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 11 | |
Honours
- Finnish League Cup (1):
- 2009
References
- ^ "Bees land New Zealand ace". Sky Sports. 26 Mar 2010.
- ^ Brazil 4-0 New Zealand
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Brazil 4, New Zealand far from Zero
- ^ "2009 Confederations Cup - New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/chris-james/leistungsdaten/spieler_73728_2011.html
External links
- Chris James – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player profile on Veikkausliiga's official site
- Player profile on Tampere United's official site
- James on NZFootball.co.nz
- James on Transfermarkt
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- 1987 births
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Tampere United players
- Barnet F.C. players
- A.P.I.A. Leichhardt players
- Living people
- People from Wellington City
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- New Zealand expatriate soccer players
- New Zealand people of English descent
- FC Ilves Tampere players
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Veikkausliiga players
- New Zealand association football biography stubs