Jordan James (born November 25, 1982) is a retired

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n soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the USL First Division.

Youth

James played youth soccer with the Syracuse Blitz. He then attended St. Lawrence University where he played on the men's NCAA Division III soccer team from 2001 to 2004. He finished his collegiate career with 36 victories in 44 games.

Professional

In 2004, James spent the collegiate off season with the

Albany Blackwatch Highlanders Albany BWP Highlanders was an American soccer team based in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Div ...

of the fourth division

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, earning a 0.82 goals against average in fifteen games. In 2005, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division before moving to the

Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati Kings were a professional American association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid ...

of the USL-2 in 2006. James had an outstanding 2006 season, leading the league in saves and shutouts and was selected as first team All League. This led to interest from

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and trials with both the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. However, it was the

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which signed him for the 2007 season. He made no first team appearances, playing twice with the Houston Reserves before being released at the end of the season. On February 28, 2008, the

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of the USL First Division signed Jordan. He retired at the end of the season.

Coach

In 2005 and 2006, James served as the goalkeeper coach for the St. Lawrence University men's soccer team. While playing for the Cincinnati Kings of the USL Second Division, James served as an assistant and goal keeper coach for the University of Cincinnati Men's Soccer Program. When he signed with the

, he then moved to San Jacinto College as that school's goalkeeper coach.San Jacinto coaches

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