James Riley (soccer)

James Riley
Riley in 2010
Personal information
Full name James Riley
Date of birth (1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–2001 Colorado Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 82 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Carolina Dynamo 12 (1)
2004 Colorado Springs Blizzard 5 (2)
2005–2007 New England Revolution 70 (1)
2008 San Jose Earthquakes 24 (0)
2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC 84 (1)
2012 Chivas USA 32 (0)
2013 D.C. United 21 (0)
2014 LA Galaxy 4 (0)
2015 Colorado Rapids 16 (1)
2018–2019 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 2 (1)
Total 268 (6)
International career
2018–2019 Cascadia 6 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Ballard FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 26, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 9, 2018

James Riley (born October 27, 1982) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender and is currently the head coach for USL League Two club Ballard FC. Riley previously spent eleven seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the New England Revolution (2005–2007), San Jose Earthquakes (2008), Seattle Sounders FC (2009–2011), Chivas USA (2012), D.C. United (2013), LA Galaxy (2014), and the Colorado Rapids (2015). Riley served as the captain of the Cascadia soccer team in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[1]

  1. ^ "James Riley to captain Cascadia in ConIFA World Cup". Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2018.