Venus James

Venus James
Personal information
Full name Venus Patrice James
Date of birth (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Oakland, California, US
Position Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 UCLA Bruins 65 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Bay Area CyberRays 11 (0)
2002–2003 Carolina Courage 40 (7)
2004–2005 Djurgården/Älvsjö
International career
1999 United States U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Venus Patrice James (born March 21, 1979) is a retired American soccer player. James was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2004.

Career

James played for UCLA Bruins while studying at UCLA 1997–2000. After her college career, she played for Bay Area CyberRays and Carolina Courage before joining Djurgården/Älvsjö in 2004. She made her debut for Djurgården/Älvsjö on May 15, 2004, in their 2–0 win against Mallbacken in the 2004 Damallsvenskan.

Venus James was part of the team in Djurgården/Älvsjö's final defeat against Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final. She left Djurgården/Älvsjö after the 2005 season.

Honors

Club

Djurgården/Älvsjö

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Player Bio: Venus James – UCLA Official Athletic Site – UCLA". UCLA.
  2. ↑ "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" [Djurgårdens IF SM gold at senior level] (PDF). difarkivet.se, archive of old things from Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). April 28, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Konkursen skickade Venus till Djurgården". Svenska Dagbladet. May 2, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Venus James gjorde sitt första mål i allsvenskan för Djurgården/Älvsjö". May 16, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Pohlers fires Potsdam to glory". UEFA.
  6. ↑ "Djurgården/Älvsjö värvar i världsklass". Dagens Nyheter. December 28, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Förteckning över samtliga SM-guld för Djurgårdens IF på seniornivå genom tiderna" (PDF). DIF (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2010.