James Meyer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Brisbane City | ||
| 2006–2007 | Bohemians | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hertha Berlin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Olympic | ||
| 2010 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Pune | 11 | (3) |
| 2015 | Yadanarbon | ||
| 2016 | Eastern | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016. |
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James Meyer (born 28 May 1986) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Born in Sydney, Meyer started his youth career with Brisbane City FC in 2005. The following year Meyer went to Europe and signed on as a youth player for Bohemian F.C. of Ireland and then Hertha BSC of Germany the next year. He then returned to Australia in 2008 to play for Olympic FC of the Queensland State League before joining Eastern Suburbs F.C. of the Brisbane Premier League.
On 30 June 2010, after being spotted in the Brisbane Premier League by future Australia coach Ange Postecoglou, Meyer was handed a trial with the Brisbane Roar FC of the A-League - the top tier soccer league in Australia. After the trial Meyer was handed a one-year deal with the Roar with Postecoglou saying "I watched James a couple of times ... he can play a number of positions for us, he’s quick and he’s good technically".
Meyer then made his professional debut for the Roar on 12 January 2011 against the Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium. He came off the bench for the Roar in the 75th minute for Erik Paartalu and eventually scored the equalizing goal for the Roar which led to them drawing the match 3–3 in the 78th minute, three minutes after coming on. Meyer then scored his first brace in his next match against the Wellington Phoenix on 26 January 2011. He came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Mitch Nichols and then went on to score in the 83rd and 89th minutes of the game to grant the Roar a late 2–0 victory. He then scored his fourth goal of his career and that very month on 29 January 2011 against the Melbourne Heart in which he found the net in the 62nd minute to hand the Roar a 2–1 win.
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