Noah Paul James (born 14 February 2001), is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle Jets.
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Full name | Noah Paul James | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Newcastle Jets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Newcastle Jets NPL | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Newcastle Jets | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021 | → Western Sydney Wanderers NPL (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Dandenong Thunder (loan) | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Australia U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2020 |
James nearly featured as the substitute goalkeeper for Newcastle Jets in the 2018 A-League Grand Final, but was ineligible as he had not participated in the 2017–18 Y-League.[1]
James and Jack Simmons signed senior scholarship contracts with the Jets in October 2018.[2]
In July 2019, James was called up to the Australian under-20 side.[3]
James was injured for several months at the start of 2020 after rupturing ligaments in his hand.[4] He made his A-League debut for the Jets in a win over Wellington Phoenix in the Jets' final game of the 2019–20 A-League, earning praise from coach Carl Robinson.[5]
On 30 December 2020, James was loaned to Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2020–21 A-League after extending his Newcastle Jets' contract by 3 years.[6][7]
On 10 February 2022, James was loaned out to Dandenong Thunder SC for the 2022 NPL Victoria season.[8]
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