Ian James (soccer)
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Full name
Ian Alexander James
Date of birth
June 6, 2008
Place of birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Alexander James | ||
| Date of birth | June 6, 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Minnesota United | |||
| 2021–2024 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Sporting Kansas City II | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sporting Kansas City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | United States U16 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 23 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:16, 1 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ian Alexander James (born June 6, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for the Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
James joined the youth academy of Sporting Kansas City in 2021 from Minnesota United, and worked his way up their youth categories, before promoting to their reserve team in the MLS Next Pro for the 2024 season.[1] On 6 December 2024, he signed a Homegrown contract with the senior Sporting Kansas City club until 2027.[2] He made his senior debut with Sporting Kansas City as a substitute in a 3–1 CONCACAF Champions Cup loss to Inter Miami on 25 February 2025.[3]