Asha James (born 5 December 1999) is a Tobagonian javelin thrower,
beach soccer player and a
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for US college team
West Texas A&M Buffaloes
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and the
Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.
Early life
James was raised in
Canaan
Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...
,
Tobago
Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trini ...
.
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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
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1999 births
Living people
People from Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago women's footballers
Women's association football midfielders
FIU Panthers women's soccer players
West Texas A&M Lady Buffs soccer players
Trinidad and Tobago women's international footballers
Beach soccer players
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate women's footballers
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Trinidad and Tobago javelin throwers
Female javelin throwers
College women's track and field athletes in the United States
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