Asha James

Asha James
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 24)^[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, correct as of 20 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Asha James - 2020 - Women's Soccer". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "Asha James - 2017 - Women's Soccer". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Asha James - 2019-20 - Women's Cross Country/Track". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ King, Nelson A. "Trini soccer star Asha James lands in Portugal". CaribbeanLife.com. Caribbean Life. Retrieved 4 November 2023.