Sally James (soccer)
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Full name
Sally Kathleen James[1]
Date of birth
18 October 2002
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sally Kathleen James[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 2002 | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Canberra United | ||
| Number | 1[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Canberra United Academy | ||
| 2019 | Belconnen United | ||
| 2020 | Illawarra Stingrays | ||
| 2020–2021 | Canberra United | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Blacktown Spartans | ||
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne City | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Blacktown Spartans | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Melbourne City | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Blacktown Spartans | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2024– | Canberra United | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 August 2025 | |||
Sally Kathleen James (born 18 October 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League Women club Canberra United. She has represented Australia internationally on both the under-20 and under-23 national teams.
Sally James was born in Canberra in 2002.[3]: 51 [4] From the age of five, she played soccer for Majura Junior Soccer Club in Dickson.[3]: 51 [5] Initially playing as a striker, she recalled switching to goalkeeper, "I chucked on the gloves one night for fun, it was raining, I was diving around in the mud, but never looked back."[5]