Jeremías James Griffiths (born 29 January 2001), known as Jeremías James, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Magallanes.

Jeremías James
Personal information
Full name Jeremías James Griffiths
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Magallanes
Number 41
Youth career
Los Aromos
Huracán de Trelew [es]
C.A.I.
2019 Racing de Trelew
2019–2021 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 San Lorenzo 12 (0)
2023Barracas Central (loan) 2 (0)
2024Deportivo Riestra (loan) 2 (1)
2025Alvarado (loan) 8 (0)
2025Magallanes (loan) 11 (0)
2026– Magallanes 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026

Club career

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Born in Trelew, Argentina, James was with the local clubs Los Aromos, Huracán de Trelew [es], C.A.I. and Racing de Trelew before joining San Lorenzo de Almagro. A left-footed defender, he signed his first professional contract and was promoted to the senior team under Pedro Troglio in January 2022.[2][3] On 9 July of the same year, he suffered an ACL injury in the match against Boca Juniors.[4]

In October 2023, James was loaned out to Barracas Central.[5] The next year, he was loaned out to Deportivo Riestra and scored his first goal at professional level in the 2–1 away loss against Instituto on 1 December.[6]

In 2025, James was loaned out to Alvarado in the Primera B Nacional.[7] In the second half of the same year, he moved to Chile and joined Magallanes.[8][9]

Back to San Lorenzo, James rejoined Magallanes in February 2026.[10]

Personal life

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At the age of nine, James was diagnosed with leukemia and recovered around December 2010.[2][3][6]

He is of Welsh descent and his grandfather, Horacio "Galenso" Griffiths, is a well-known football coach at the Liga de Fútbol Valle del Chubut [es].[2][3][6]

References

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  1. "Perfil JEREMIAS JAMES / San Lorenzo de Almagro". C. A. San Lorenzo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sufrió leucemia hace 11 años y ayer debutó en San Lorenzo: la historia de superación del juvenil Jeremías James". Infobae (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Pasquali, Giuliana (27 January 2022). "Superó una leucemia y ahora juega en la Primera de San Lorenzo". sanlorenzoprimero.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. "Angustia en San Lorenzo: Jeremías James se rompió los cruzados". Olé (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. "Jeremías James la rompió en su debut con Barracas, tras dejar San Lorenzo". Rincón Azulgrana (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 ""Mi familia siempre fue el pilar de todo"". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. "Qué pasará con Jeremías James: ¿Vuelve a San Lorenzo?". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  8. Cerdá Campano, Miranda (1 August 2025). "El juvenil de San Lorenzo que vuelve a salir a préstamo". sanlorenzoprimero.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  9. Osorio, Nicolás (2 August 2025). "Refuerzo internacional se suma a la zaga de Magallanes". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  10. Sepúlveda, Pablo (4 February 2026). "Magallanes aseguró el retorno de un zaguero central argentino". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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