Jun Marques Davidson (ディビッドソン 純 マーカス, Davidson Jun Marques, born June 7, 1983) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

Jun Marques Davidson
ディビッドソン 純 マーカス
Personal information
Full name Jun Marques Davidson
Date of birth (1983-06-07) June 7, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Tokyo Gas FC
1998–1999 TASIS England
1999–2001 American Global Soccer School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Omiya Ardija 74 (1)
2007–2009 Albirex Niigata 8 (0)
2007Vissel Kobe (loan) 10 (0)
2008Consadole Sapporo (loan) 17 (0)
2010 Carolina RailHawks 23 (1)
2011 Tokushima Vortis 24 (0)
2012–2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 (0)
2014 Carolina RailHawks 25 (0)
2015 Navy 32 (1)
2016–2017 Charlotte Independence 54 (2)
Total 317 (5)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Guangzhou R&F F.C. (youth)
2020 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

edit

Youth

edit

Davidson was born and raised in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father. He moved with his family to Pasadena, California in 1995, where he attended high school and played for the American Global Soccer School.

Professional

edit

Davidson returned to Japan in 2002, and made his professional debut with Omiya Ardija in 2002. After three seasons in the J2 League, he helped the team win promotion to the J1 League in 2004. Davidson remained with Omiya Ardija until 2006, finishing his career at the club with 87 appearances and 2 goal in all competitions.

He transferred to Albirex Niigata in 2007, but never settled at the club, and spending time on loan at Vissel Kobe and Consadole Sapporo. He returned Niigata in 2009.

Davidson returned to the United States in 2010 when he signed for Carolina RailHawks of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[2][3] He helped the Railhawks in winning the NASL Conference title and earning a trip to the USSF D-2 championship series.

He spent the 2011 season with Tokushima Vortis of Japan's J2 League. He remained at the club for one season and appeared in 24 league matches helping the club to a fourth-place finish in, three points out of promotion. Davidson signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer on January 18, 2012, reuniting with former coach Martin Rennie.[4] He made his debut on March 10, 2012 against the Montreal Impact and played two seasons for the Whitecaps FC. Davidson signed for the Carolina RailHawks in March 2014 and was named captain for the 2014 season. He collected the team MVP award after leading the club to a fifth-place finish in the North American Soccer League.

From 2015, he played for Thai Premier League club Navy (2015) and United Soccer League club Charlotte Independence (2016–2017). He retired from his playing career at the end of the 2017 season.[5]

Club statistics

edit

[6][7]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2002 Omiya Ardija J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2003 7 0 0 0 - 7 0
2004 17 1 1 1 - 18 2
2005 J1 League 30 0 4 0 8 0 42 0
2006 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Total 74 1 5 1 8 0 87 2
2007 Albirex Niigata J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Vissel Kobe J1 League 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
2008 Consadole Sapporo J1 League 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
Total 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
2009 Albirex Niigata J1 League 8 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
2010 Carolina RailHawks USSF D2 Pro League 23 1 - 3 0 26 1
Total 23 1 - 3 0 26 1
2011 Tokushima Vortis J2 League 24 0 1 0 - 25 0
Total 24 0 1 0 - 25 0
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer 24 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
2013 26 0 2 0 - 28 0
Total 50 0 4 0 0 0 54 0
2014 Carolina RailHawks North American Soccer League 25 0 4 1 - 29 1
Total 25 0 4 1 - 29 1
2015 Navy Thai Premier League 32 1 0 0 0 0 32 1
Total 32 1 0 0 0 0 32 1
2016 Charlotte Independence United Soccer League 30 2 1 0 - 31 2
2017 24 0 1 0 - 25 0
Total 54 2 2 0 - 56 2
Career total 317 5 18 2 15 0 350 7

References

edit
  1. ^ Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  2. ^ RailHawks Sign Jun Marques Davidson Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ eightysixforever.com
  4. ^ "Davidson signs with Whitecaps". Whitecapsfc.com. June 7, 1983. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  5. ^ goal.com(in Japanese)
  6. ^ Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  7. ^ Jun Marques Davidson at Soccerway
edit