{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use British English|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jorginho James |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|7|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica]] |height = 1.88m<ref name = "NFT"/> |position = [[Midfielder]] |youthyears1 = 2011–2012 |youthclubs1 = Kingston College |years1 = 2012–2019 |clubs1 = [[Harbour View F.C.|Harbour View]] |caps1 = 49 |goals1 = 10 |years2 = 2013–2014 |clubs2 = → [[Grenades F.C.|Grenades]] (loan) |caps2 = |goals2 = |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 national under-20 football team|Jamaica U20]] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |nationalyears2 = 2012 |nationalteam2 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] |nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 1 }}
'''Jorginho James''' (born 7 July 1994) is a Jamaican former international [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].
==Club career== Born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], James began his career with Kingston College.<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|id=46648|accessdate=12 September 2024}}</ref> He then featured for RSPL club [[Harbour View F.C.|Harbour View]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hvfc.net/players/senior-team/#.Uxi46l5XYXw|title=Senior Team - Harbour View Football Club|website=Hvfc.net|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> He spent time on loan at [[Grenades F.C.|Grenades]].<ref name = "NFT"/> He also had a short loan spells with [[Perak FA]] in the [[Malaysia Super League]], but returned without making an appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/11240/karathu-delighted-with-jorginho-hunting-after-playmaker/|title=Karathu delighted with Jorginho, hunting after playmaker - FourthOfficial.com|date=31 March 2015|website=Fourthofficial.com|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> Jorginho has also trialed and trained at [[Reading United FC]] in the US and [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jorginho-james|title=Jorginho James|website=Mlssoccer.com|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref>
He was loaned out again in March 2016 to [[United Soccer League]] side [[Rio Grande Valley FC Toros]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hvfc.net/news/jorginho-james-signs-usl-one-year-loan-deal/#.V4DtC7grKUk|title=Jorginho James signs USL One Year Loan Deal - Harbour View Football Club|date=3 March 2016|website=Hvfc.net|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> He also played one [[US Open Cup]] game for the [[Houston Dynamo]] in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe274738/jorginho-james/|title=Jorginho James|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref> being on trial at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-release-initial-2017-preseason-roster|title=Houston Dynamo release initial 2017 preseason roster | Houston Dynamo|first=Houston Dynamo|last=FC|website=Houston Dynamo FC}}</ref>
==International career== He made his senior international debut for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] on 22 February 2012;<ref name = "NFT"/> James, 17 at the time, came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in the friendly match against [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]], scoring five minutes later.<ref name = "Gleaner">{{cite news|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120224/sports/sports2.html|title=This moment will encourage me - James|date=24 February 2012|newspaper=[[Jamaica Gleaner]]}}</ref>
James also made his U20 debut in the [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] against Antigua and Barbuda on 7 November 2013.<ref>{{Soccerway|jorginho-james/231003|Jorginho James}}</ref>
==Personal life== In August 2024, James was accused of assaulting his wife in Texas, with a court date being set for October.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/09/12/former-reggae-boy-jorginho-james-allegedly-assaults-wife-video-shows-man-viciously-punching-woman/|title=Former Reggae Boy Jorginho James allegedly assaults wife – video shows man viciously punching woman - Jamaica Observer|date=12 September 2024|website=www.jamaicaobserver.com}}</ref>
===International goals=== {{updated|24 February 2012}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Reference |- | 1 || 2012-22-02 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica ||{{fb|Cuba}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[exhibition game|Friendly]] ||<ref name = "Gleaner"/> |}
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