Asha James

Asha James
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999[1]
Place of birth Canaan, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[3]
Youth career
Signal Hill Secondary School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FIU Panthers 12 (0)
2020–2022 West Texas A&M Buffaloes 52 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Valadares Gaia
International career‡
2015 Trinidad and Tobago U17 1+ (1)
2017 Trinidad and Tobago (beach soccer)
2019– Trinidad and Tobago 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2019

Asha James (born 5 December 1999) is a Tobagonian javelin thrower,[4] beach soccer player and a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valadares Gaia in Portugal and for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.

Early life

James was raised in Canaan, Tobago.[2]

Professional career

James signed her first professional contract in 2023, joining Portuguese club Valadares Gaia.[5]

International career

James represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification. At senior level, she capped during the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification.

References

  1. ^ "20 Player Roster - Final List - Women's Olympic Qualifier" (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Asha James - 2020 - Women's Soccer". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Asha James - 2017 - Women's Soccer". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Asha James - 2019-20 - Women's Cross Country/Track". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ King, Nelson A. (7 February 2023). "Trini soccer star Asha James lands in Portugal". CaribbeanLife.com. Caribbean Life. Retrieved 4 November 2023.


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