Connor James (soccer)

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Connor James
Personal information
Full name Connor James
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Southwest United
FC Edmonton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Alberta Golden Bears 67 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 FC Edmonton 0 (0)
2019–2021 FC Edmonton 52 (0)
Total52(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2021

Connor James (born 17 July 1996) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for FC Edmonton.

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Playing career

On 3 May 2014, James appeared on the bench for FC Edmonton in an NASL match against Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [1] He would make another bench appearance that season in a Canadian Championship match against Montreal Impact. [1]

From 2014 to 2019, James attended the University of Alberta, where he would make 67 appearances over five seasons for the Golden Bears. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] While attending university, James played at the amateur level for the Edmonton Green & Gold in the Alberta Major Soccer League, making a total of 23 appearances between 2016 and 2018. [7] [8]

In November 2018, James was selected in the first round of the CPL–U Sports Draft, seventh overall, by his former club FC Edmonton. [9] On 17 January 2019, James officially signed with FC Edmonton. [10] On 4 May 2019, James made his professional debut against Valour FC in the club's first match in the Canadian Premier League. [1] That season, he made a total of 22 league appearances, and was one of the three goalkeepers nominated for the CPL Golden Glove. [1] On 27 November 2019, James re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season. [11] He once again signed another contract to keep him with Edmonton for the 2021 season on January 11, 2021. [12] He announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2021 season. [13] Overall, James made 52 appearances for FC Edmonton, remaining as the club's number one goalkeeper for its first three years in the CPL, and collected twelve clean sheets. [14] While these seasons were not successful for the Eddies, as they finished at or near the bottom of the table each time, James was often a bright spot, as seen from his 2019 Golden Glove nomination.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Connor James". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Connor James 2014-15". CWUAA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Connor James 2015-16". CWUAA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Connor James 2016-17". CWUAA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Connor James 2017-18". CWUAA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Connor James 2018-19". CWUAA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Connor James". AMSL. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Edmonton Green & Gold 2018". AMSL. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "FC Edmonton selects trio of Golden Bears in inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "FC Edmonton adds Lars Hirschfeld to coaching staff, signs pair of goalkeepers". Canadian Premier League. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Marty (January 11, 2021). "FC Edmonton re-signs goalkeeper Connor James".
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (November 13, 2021). "Connor James Hangs Up His Gloves". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ "Connor James Hangs Up His Gloves". Northern Tribune. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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