Jun Marques Davidson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jun Marques Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | June 7, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte Independence | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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 | 20 | (1) |
| 2011 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 50 | (0) |
| 2014 | Carolina RailHawks | 25 | (0) |
| 2015 | Navy | 32 | (1) |
| 2016– | Charlotte Independence | 52 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:46, October 18, 2017 (UTC) | |||
Jun Marques Davidson (ディビッドソン 純マーカス, Davidson Jun Marques, born June 7, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He is currently playing for Charlotte Independence.
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 first division 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, making just 10 appearances, and spending time on loan at Vissel Kobe and Consadole Sapporo.
Davidson returned to the United States in February 2009 when he signed for Carolina RailHawks of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[1] 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.[2] 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 FC 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.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | 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 | |||
| 2007 | Albirex Niigata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Carolina RailHawks | USSF Division 2 Professional League | 20 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 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 | ||||
| Career total | 203 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ RailHawks Sign Jun Marques Davidson Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Davidson signs with Whitecaps". Whitecapsfc.com. June 7, 1983. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
External links
- Jun Marques Davidson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Jun Marques Davidson at Major League Soccer
- Jun Marques Davidson at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Albirex Niigata players
- Association football people from Tokyo
- Charlotte Independence players
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Japanese expatriates in Thailand
- Japanese footballers
- Japanese people of American descent
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League players
- North Carolina FC players
- Omiya Ardija players
- Royal Thai Navy F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Tokushima Vortis players
- United Soccer League players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Association footballers not categorized by position