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Venus James

Venus James
Personal information
Full name Venus Patrice James[1]
Date of birth (1979-03-21) 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

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]

Career

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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]

Honors

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Club

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Djurgården/Älvsjö

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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".
  4. ^ "Venus James gjorde sitt första mål i allsvenskan för Djurgården/Älvsjö".
  5. ^ UEFA.com. "Pohlers fires Potsdam to glory". UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Djurgården/Älvsjö värvar i världsklass – DN.SE". 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.


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