Sally James (soccer)

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Sally James
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Canberra United
Number 1 [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Canberra United 3 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne City 4 (0)
2022 Blacktown Spartans 9 (0)
2022–2023 Melbourne City 12 (0)
2023 Blacktown Spartans 9 (0)
2023–2024 Perth Glory 2 (0)
2024– Canberra United 24 (0)
International career
2022–2024 Australia U20 3 (0)
2025 Australia U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 August 2025

Sally Kathleen James [2] is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League Women club Canberra United. She has represented Australia internationally on both the under-20 and senior national teams.

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Early life

James was raised in Canberra. [3]

International career

James was a member of Australia women's national under-20 soccer team (Young Matildas), who played in all three of their group stage matches at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. [4] Australia did not qualify for the knock-out stage. She joined the Australia U23 for the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship, held in Vietnam in August. [5] During the first group stage match, James kept goals in her team's 1–2 loss against Myanmar. [5] However, Australia U23 improved their performances in the other group matches to reach the semi-final and subsequently won the championship final 1–0 against Myanmar. [5]

In 2025, James was added to the senior team's extended squad for two friendlies against South Korea in Sydney and Newcastle, following an injury to Mackenzie Arnold. She is still yet to debut for the senior team, however. [6]

References

  1. "Sally James Biography - ESPN (AU)".
  2. "Australia - S. James - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. "Hometown Goalkeeper James Returns to Canberra". 23 August 2024.
  4. "Sally James".
  5. 1 2 3 Tan, Gabriel (20 August 2025). "How Australia U23 overcame slow start to be worthy ASEAN Women's Championship winners". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. "James & Bertolissio Added to Matildas Squad in Train-On Capacity". 3 April 2025.