Manjrekar James

Manjrekar James
Personal information
Full nameManjrekar James
Date of birth5 August 1993
Place of birthRoseau, Dominica
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Pécs
Number5
Youth career
2003–2009North York Azzuri
2009–2012Sigma FC
2012–2014Pécs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Pécs11(1)
National team‡
2013Canada U201(0)
2015–Canada2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2015

Manjrekar James (born August 5, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Pécsi MFC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

Early life

James was born in Roseau, Dominica while has father was born in Pichelin and his mother was born in Grand Bay. James and his parents moved to North York, Ontario, Canada when he was nine years old.[1]

Youth career

At age 10, James signed for North York Azzuri youth soccer club.[1] At age 16, James signed for Sigma FC of the Ontario Soccer League.[2] At age 18, James went on trial with RCD Mallorca of La Liga.[3] Although he had a successful trial at the club, James was not signed because of strict visa laws for foreign players in Spain.[2] Following his trial at Mallorca, James went on a 10-day trial with SC Paderborn 07 of the 2. Bundesliga. During the trial, James went directly into training with the first team but was ultimately not signed.[4]

Professional career

In mid April 2013, James went on trial with Pécsi MFC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top division of the Hungarian football league system. After several months of training with the reserve squad, James was offered a contract. James played with the reserve squad in the 3rd division and continued to train with both the reserve and senior squads. He was expected to be called into the first team for the first time in early September 2013.[2]

James made his professional debut March 18, 2014 in a Ligakupa, the Hungarian league cup, match against Videoton FC. He then played another cup match against the same opponent on April 2, 2014.[5] James started and played the full 90 minutes in both matches.[6][7] James made his league debut for Pécsi on 18 October 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Roland Frőhlich and playing two minutes in a 0-2 defeat to Ferencvárosi.[8][9] It had been two years since he joined Pécsi before he made his first-team league debut.[10] James made his second league appearance for the club two matches later against Dunaújváros on 1 November 2014. In the match, James entered as a 75th-minute substitute for Andrej Čaušić.[11]

International career

James was called into camp with the Canada U18 squad in December 2011. In 2012 and 2013, he was again called into several camps with the U20 team in preparation for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico. In the tournament, James made one appearance, a 2-4 defeat to the United States in which he received a red card ejection.[1] James was called up to the senior team for the first time in May 2014 for friendlies against Bulgaria and Moldova in Austria on May 23 and 27, respectively.[12] James received his second call up to the national team for a January 2015 camp and friendlies against Iceland.[13] He made his debut for Canada as a starter in the first of the two friendlies on January 16, 2015.[14]

International career statistics

As of match played 19 January 2015
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201520
Total20

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CSA Profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Manjrekar James Signs with PMFC of Hungarian First Division". Sigma Sports Solutions. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sigma FC Defender, Manjrekar James Off to Mallorca". Sigma Sports Solutions. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Manjrekar James-Next Stop Germany". Sigma Sports Solutions. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "VIDEOTON VS. PÉCSI MFC 3 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "PÉCSI MFC VS. VIDEOTON 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "FTC-PMFC-MATIAS 2-0" (in Hungarian). PMFC. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "FERENCVÁROS VS. PÉCSI MFC 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Torontótól az NB I-ig" (in Hungarian). PMFC. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "DUNAÚJVÁROS – PMFC-MATIAS 3-2" (in Hungarian). PMFC. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Canada MNT sets up camp ahead of Bulgaria, Moldova matches". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Clear plan for Canada MNT ahead of Iceland friendlies". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Canada MNT outsmarted by Iceland, prepares for rematch". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 17 January 2015.