Julius James

Personal information
Full name	Julius James
Date of birth	July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09) (age 25)
Place of birth	Maloney Gardens, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	2
Youth career
2003	St. Anthony’s College
2004–2007	Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Westchester Flames	3	(0)
2008	Toronto FC	13	(1)
2009	Houston Dynamo	8	(0)
2009	→ Minnesota Thunder (loan)	2	(0)
2009–	D.C. United	9	(1)
National team‡
2008–	Trinidad and Tobago	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 March, 2009

Julius James (born July 9, 1984 in Maloney Gardens) is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

James played college soccer for the University of Connecticut, and was a 2007 Hermann Trophy candidate and Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist.

[edit] Professional

James drafted 9th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC, and played with them during their 2008 preseason, but suffered a shoulder injury against the New York Red Bulls^[1] and missed his side's first two matches of the 2008 regular season. He recovered to make the bench for Toronto's first win of the season against the Los Angeles Galaxy, and scored on his MLS debut, also against Galaxy.

James was traded to Houston Dynamo on December 12, 2008 as part of the deal that took Dwayne De Rosario to Toronto FC. On August 14, 2009, after a short loan period at Minessota Thunder in the USL First Division, James was traded to D.C. United.

[edit] International

James played for the Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 Team that traveled to Brazil, Haiti, and the United States, and took part in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, during which he scored an own goal in their 6-1 defeat to Brazil in the group stage. He earned his first senior cap for Trinidad and Tobago national football team against Guyana on September 3, 2008.

[edit] Personal

James was a resource economics major at the University of Connecticut.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Profile at UConn