Marlon Alex James

Marlon James

Personal information
Full name	Marlon Alex James
Date of birth	November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16) (age 34)
Place of birth	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1993–1994	Youth Olympians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	Combined Stars FC	?	(63)
1998–1999	Newwill Hope International	?	(42)
2000	Bray Wanderers	0	(0)
2001–2002	Tirsense	33	(24)
2002–2003	Youth Olympians
2003–2004	Newwill Hope International FC	16	(20)
2004–2005	MK Land FC	39	(41)
2005	Newwill Hope International FC
2006–2008	Kedah FA	44	(44)
2009–2010	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	(10)
2009	→ Whitecaps Residency (loan)	1	(0)
National team
1995–	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	55	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 29, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Marlon James (born November 16, 1976 in Kingstown) is a Vincentian soccer player currently unattached after being released by Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Professional 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 September 8, 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.^[1]

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 June 20, 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

Individual

• Malaysian Super League Golden Boot: 2007-08
• 100Plus-Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards Most Valuable Foreign Players: 2006-07, 2007-08

References

1. ^ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature12230802.aspx

External links

• Vancouver Whitecaps bio
• National Football Teams stats
• Malaysia League
• RSSSF-Malaysia 2004
• RSSSF-Malaysia 2005
• Video 1
• Video 2

Persondata
Name	James, Marlon
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Date of birth	November 16, 1976
Place of birth	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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