Jorginho James | |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1994 |
Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Height: | 1.88m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Kingston College |
Years1: | 2012–2019 |
Clubs1: | Harbour View |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Years2: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs2: | → Grenades (loan) |
Years3: | 2015 |
Clubs3: | → Perak FA (loan) |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs4: | → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) |
Caps4: | 54 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2017 |
Clubs5: | → Houston Dynamo (loan) |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 103 |
Totalgoals: | 13 |
Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
Nationalteam1: | Jamaica U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
Nationalteam2: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Jorginho James (born 7 July 1994) is a Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Kingston, James began his career with Kingston College. He then featured for RSPL club Harbour View.[1] He spent time on loan at Grenades. He also had a short loan spells with Perak FA in the Malaysia Super League, but returned without making an appearance for the club.[2] Jorginho has also trialed and trained at Reading United FC in the US and Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan.[3]
He was loaned out again in March 2016 to United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[4] He also played one US Open Cup game for the Houston Dynamo in 2017,[5] being on trial at the club.[6]
He made his senior international debut for Jamaica on 22 February 2012; James, 17 at the time, came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in the friendly match against Cuba, scoring five minutes later.[7]
James also made his U20 debut in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship against Antigua and Barbuda on 7 November 2013.
In August 2024, James was accused of assaulting his wife in Texas, with a court date being set for October.[8]