Cameron James

Cameron James
Personal information
Full name Cameron Lewis James[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position Defender
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 35
Youth career
2007–2016 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Colchester United 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:12, 11 October 2016 (UTC).


Cameron Lewis James (born 11 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Colchester United. He joined Colchester United's Academy at the age of nine, progressing through the age groups to make his professional debut in May 2016.

Career

Born in Chelmsford,[3] James began his playing career with Colchester United where he had been a member of the Academy since the age of nine.[4] James featured for the Colchester under-18 side for the first time in October 2013 in a 3–1 win over Stevenage in the Youth Alliance Cup.[5] This came in the same season that Colchester's under-18 side won both their Football League Youth Alliance South East league and the national cup.[6]

James made his first-team debut during the 2015–16 pre-season, playing in the opening fixture on 11 July 2015 during an 8–0 victory against Heybridge Swifts.[7] Just a few days later, James and fellow academy product Tariq Issa committed themselves to the club by signing four-year professional contracts.[4] He was then named on the bench for a first-team game for the first time on 20 October as an unused substitute in Colchester's 2–1 win over Port Vale.[8]

Caretaker manager Steve Ball handed James his professional debut on 8 May 2016 during Colchester's final game of the season. He was introduced as a 64th-minute replacement for Joe Edwards, who had suffered an injury in a 2–1 defeat for the U's at the Colchester Community Stadium.[9]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, James signed a new four-year contract with the club just one year into his existing four-year deal.[10] He made his first appearance of the new season on 4 October 2016 as a substitute in Colchester's 2–1 defeat to Southampton U23 in the EFL Trophy.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2015–16[12] League One 1000000010
2016–17[13] League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 2000001030
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Colchester United U18

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 July 2015. p. 18. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Cameron James career statistics at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cameron James & Tariq Issa sign Colchester United deals". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (9 October 2013). "In-form U's youngsters maintain their perfect start". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Newsletter 34" (PDF). The Football League. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (11 July 2015). "Porter bags a brace as U's cruise to friendly win over Swifts". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Colchester United: Cameron James & Tariq Issa extend Colchester deals". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Colchester United 1–2 Southampton U23". Sky Sports. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Cameron James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Cameron James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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