Jun Marques Davidson
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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jun Marques Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | June 7, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Omiya Ardija | 74 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Vissel Kobe (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Consadole 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 playing career end of 2017 season.[5]
Club statistics
| 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
- Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (in Japanese)
- RailHawks Sign Jun Marques Davidson Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- eightysixforever.com
- "Davidson signs with Whitecaps". Whitecapsfc.com. June 7, 1983. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- goal.com(in Japanese)
- Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (in Japanese)
- Jun Marques Davidson at Soccerway
External links
- Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (in Japanese)
- Jun Marques Davidson at Major League Soccer
- Jun Marques Davidson at Soccerway