Jerome "Jeromy" Jaro James (born 11 April 1981) is a
Belize
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an
footballer
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who currently plays for
Belmopan Bandits
The Premier League of Belize is the highest competitive football league in Belize. It was founded on 28 December 2011 after the merger between the Belize Premier Football League and the Super League of Belize.
History
The formation of the lea ...
in the
Premier League of Belize
The Premier League of Belize is the highest competitive football league in Belize. It was founded on 28 December 2011 after the merger between the Belize Premier Football League and the Super League of Belize.
History
The formation of the leag ...
and the
Belize national team.
International career
James made his national team debut for Belize on 22 January 2008 in a 1–0 friendly loss against
El Salvador
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.
His first competitive appearance was on 6 February 2008 in a
2010 FIFA World Cup
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qualification match, as a second-half substitute, in a 3–1 win against
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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.
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James' first, and only international goal to date came in a 4–1 loss to ]El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
on 24 January 2009, in a 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
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match.
Beach Soccer
James is also a member of the Belize national beach soccer team, and represented his country at the 2018 UNCAF
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Beach Soccer Cup.
References
1981 births
Living people
Belizean men's footballers
Belize men's international footballers
Premier League of Belize players
Men's association football forwards
Belmopan Bandits players
FC Belize players
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