Sally James

Sally Kathleen James (born 18 October 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League Women club Canberra United. She has represented Australia internationally on both the under-20 and under-23 national teams.

Early life Sally James was born in Canberra in 2002. From the age of five, she played soccer for Majura Junior Soccer Club in Dickson. Initially playing as a striker, she recalled switching to goalkeeper, "I chucked on the gloves one night for fun, it was raining, I was diving around in the mud, but never looked back." Australia did not qualify for the knock-out stage. She joined the Australia U23 for the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship, held in Vietnam in August. During the first group stage match, James kept goals in her team's 1–2 loss against Myanmar.