Marlon James

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Marlon Alex James
Personal information
Full nameMarlon Alex James
Date of birth (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976
Place of birthKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubATM FA
Number9
Youth career
1993–1994Youth Olympians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1997Combined Stars FC79(63)
1998–1999Newwill Hope International FC56(42)
2000Bray Wanderers0(0)
2001–2002Tirsense33(24)
2002–2003Youth Olympians29(25)
2003–2004Newwill Hope International FC16(20)
2004–2005MK Land FC39(41)
2005Newwill Hope International FC
2006–2008Kedah FA44(44)
2009–2010Vancouver Whitecaps23(10)
2009→ Whitecaps Residency (loan)1(1)
2012–ATM FA54(46)
National team‡
1995–2008Saint Vincent and the Grenadines55(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2013

Marlon Alex James (born 16 November 1976 in Kingstown) is a Vincentian soccer player currently playing for ATM FA in the Malaysia Super League.

Career

Youth and early Caribbean career

James began his career in his native St. Vincent with the Youth Olympians, and played club soccer for Combined Stars FC and Newwill Hope International FC, eventually turning professional in 2000.

Professional

James began his professional career in Ireland with Bray Wanderers. He transferred to FC Tirsense in the Portuguese Second Division in 2001, and later played for MK Land FC in Malaysia, scoring 19 league goals in 2004 and 22 goals in 2005.

James enjoyed a hugely successful period with Kedah FA in Malaysia between 2006 and 2008. On 8 September 2007, his two goals enabled Kedah FA to clinch the Malaysia Cup title in a 3–0 win over Perak FA at National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, and also brought Kedah FA to the highest level in Malaysian football history. James received the 2006/2007 Most Valuable Foreign Player award in the 100Plus-F.A.M National Football Awards after his team won the treble – Malaysian FA Cup, Malaysian Super League, and Malaysia Cup. He scored a total of 40 goals in those 3 competitions. He also retained his Most Valuable Foreign Player award in the next season after helping Kedah FA to win another treble in the 2007/2008 season.

After the Football Association of Malaysia barred foreign players from competing in the 2008 season of the Malaysia Super League, James moved to Canada, signing a two-year deal with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.[2]

After residing in his homeland and resting from playing football for a year, he returned to Malaysia and joined the Malaysia Premier League club, ATM FA alongside Bruno Martelotto.[3]

International

James is currently representing St. Vincent & Grenadines. Since 1995, the striker has earned 55 caps and scored 12 goals for his country, including four goals in 10 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. His last international goal was scored against Canada in Montreal, Canada on 20 June 2008, when St. Vincent & Grenadines lost 4–1 in the qualifying stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Honours

Kedah FA

  • Malaysian Super League: 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Malaysia Cup: 2007, 2008
  • Malaysia FA Cup: 2007, 2008

ATM FA

  • Malaysian Premier League: 2012
  • Malaysian Cup: Runner-up 2012

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Corum 1997, pp. 15–48
  2. ↑ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature12230802.aspx
  3. ↑ Quality of imports come into question Retrieved at 6 December 2011

External links

ATM FA – current squad
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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