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
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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


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]

Career

Youth

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

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

[6][7]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2002Omiya ArdijaJ2 League0000-00
20037000-70
200417111-182
2005J1 League3004080420
20062000000200
Total7415180872
2007Albirex NiigataJ1 League00000000
Total00000000
2007Vissel KobeJ1 League1001000110
Total1001000110
2008Consadole SapporoJ1 League1701020200
Total1701020200
2009Albirex NiigataJ1 League800020100
Total800020100
2010Carolina RailHawksUSSF D2 Pro League231-30261
Total231-30261
2011Tokushima VortisJ2 League24010-250
Total24010-250
2012Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League Soccer2402000260
201326020-280
Total5004000540
2014Carolina RailHawksNorth American Soccer League25041-291
Total25041-291
2015NavyThai Premier League3210000321
Total3210000321
2016Charlotte IndependenceUnited Soccer League30210-312
201724010-250
Total54220-562
Career total 31751821503507

References

  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
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