Asha James

Asha James
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Canaan, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Port of Spain (Trinidad)
Number 10
Youth career
Signal Hill Secondary School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FIU Panthers 12 (0)
2020–2023 West Texas A&M Buffaloes 52 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Valadares Gaia
International career‡
2013- present Trinidad and Tobago U17 1+ (1)
2017 Trinidad and Tobago (beach soccer)
2019– Trinidad and Tobago 20 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:03, April 18, 2026 (UTC)

Asha James (born 5 December 1999) is a Tobagonian javelin thrower, 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.

Professional career

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

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. 1 2 "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.