Monday James

James began his career with Bendel Insurance before being transferred to Bayelsa United in January 2006. He went on a five-month loan to Swedish club Hammarby IF in November 2008 after a couple of games with the club, where there is a clause in the loan that gives Hammarby the option to buy him when the loan ends. On 7 June 2009 Hammarby IF reported that they would buy James and he would be given a four-year contract. As of June 2010, James was sidelined for an extended period of time after medical examinations raised concerns about a possible heart condition, though he did not sustain any injury that prevented him from playing. 29 June 2011, James extended his contract with Hammarby IF for another two years, playing 17 games in 2011, 6 games in 2012 and played 15 games in 2013.

He represented his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was part of the Nigerian team during the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and played the final match against Argentina, where he committed the foul of the second penalty kick on Sergio Agüero, which was subsequently scored by Lionel Messi.

Olympic Games: Silver medalist, 2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runners-up, 2005