Venus Patrice James (born March 21, 1979) is a retired American soccer player.[1] James was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2004.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Venus Patrice James[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Oakland, California, US | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
James played for UCLA Bruins while studying at UCLA 1997–2000.[1] After her college career, she played for Bay Area CyberRays and Carolina Courage before joining Djurgården/Älvsjö in 2004.[3] She made her debut for Djurgården/Älvsjö on May 15, 2004, in their 2–0 win against Mallbacken in the 2004 Damallsvenskan.[4]
Venus James was part of the team in Djurgården/Älvsjö's final defeat against Turbine Potsdam in the 2005 UEFA Women's Cup Final.[5] She left Djurgården/Älvsjö after the 2005 season.[6]
- Djurgården/Älvsjö
- Damallsvenskan:[7] 2004
- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Venus James – UCLA Official Athletic Site – UCLA". UCLA.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Konkursen skickade Venus till Djurgården".
- ^ "Venus James gjorde sitt första mål i allsvenskan för Djurgården/Älvsjö".
- ^ UEFA.com. "Pohlers fires Potsdam to glory". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Djurgården/Älvsjö värvar i världsklass – DN.SE". December 28, 2005.
- ^ "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.