Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia Height 1.83 m Name James Teaway | Number 22 Playing position | |
Full name James Takashi Teaway Jr Date of birth (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 24) 2008 Professional Rollers FC Current team Lycksele IF (#22 / Forward) | ||
James Takashi Teaway Jr (born April 29, 1991) is a Liberian striker who plays for Swedish football club Lycksele IF in Lycksele in the north of Sweden.
Club career
James Takashi Teaway Jr played youth football with professionals Rollers FC before he was signed into the Liberian top division by Monrovia FC (then Aziz Kara FC). He scored five goals for the club from ten games which made it possible for him to move to the Nigerian club Dolphins FC for a short term and then for a try out in Sweden. He joined Swedish Division 2 side Härnösands FF in 2011.
He is one of the highest goal scorers among Liberian strikers. He scored 17 goals from eight league matches was predicted to score more than 30 goals at the close of the season over 22 matches.
Teaway was called up to the Liberian national team in 2010 after scoring goals for Professional Rollers FC that season. He also earned the Most Valuable Player award that year.