James Riley (soccer)

Football player infobox| playername= James Riley
fullname = James Riley
nickname = "Giggles"


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|10|27|df=y
cityofbirth = Colorado Springs, CO
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = San Jose Earthquakes
clubnumber = 4
position = Defender/Midfielder
youthyears = 2001–04
youthclubs = Wake Forest
years = 2003
2004
2005–2007
2008–
clubs = Carolina Dynamo
Colorado Springs Blizzard
New England Revolution
San Jose Earthquakes
caps(goals) =

70 0(1)
19 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 3 April 2008
ntupdate = 12 June 2006

James Riley (born October 27, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American soccer winger, who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.

Riley played college soccer at Wake Forest University, and in the USL Premier Development League with both Carolina Dynamo and his hometown team, Colorado Springs Blizzard. The Revolution drafted him in the second round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, and he acquitted himself well in his rookie season, playing various positions and scoring a goal. He continued to keep himself in the mix in defense, starting the majority of the games in 2006 and 2007.

He was selected by San Jose in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.

ee also

*List of current MLS players