 James withVancouver Whitecaps in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Alex James | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-11-16)16 November 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Youth Olympians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Combined Stars FC | 79 | (63) |
| 1998–1999 | Newwill Hope International FC | 56 | (42) |
| 2000 | Bray Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tirsense | 33 | (24) |
| 2002–2003 | Youth Olympians | 29 | (25) |
| 2003–2004 | Newwill Hope International FC | 16 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | SelangorMK Land FC | 39 | (41) |
| 2005 | Newwill Hope International FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kedah FA | 94 | (85) |
| 2009–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | (10) |
| 2009 | →Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | ATM FA | 54 | (47) |
| Total | 424 | (358) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2008 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marlon Alex James (born 16 November 1976) is aVincentian former soccer player.
James began his career in his native St. Vincent with theYouth Olympians, and played club soccer forCombined Stars FC andNewwill Hope International FC, eventually turning professional in 2000.
James began his professional career in Ireland withBray Wanderers. He transferred toFC Tirsense in thePortuguese Second Division in 2001, and later played for SelangorMK Land FC in Malaysia, scoring 19 league goals in 2004 and 22 goals in 2005. He also played forSelangor FA in 2005 forSultan Selangor Cup againstSingapore FA.
James enjoyed a hugely successful period withKedah FA in Malaysia between 2006 and 2008. On 8 September 2007, his two goals enabledKedah FA to clinch theMalaysia Cup title in a 3–0 win overPerak FA atNational Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, and also broughtKedah FA to the highest level in Malaysian football history. James received the 2006/2007 Most Valuable Foreign Player award in the100Plus-F.A.M National Football Awards after his team won the treble –Malaysian FA Cup,Malaysian Super League, andMalaysia Cup. He scored a total of 40 goals in those 3 competitions. He also retained hisMost Valuable Foreign Player award in the next season after helpingKedah FA to win another treble in the 2007/2008 season.[2][3]
After theFootball Association of Malaysia barred foreign players from competing in the 2008 season of theMalaysia Super League, James moved to Canada, signing a two-year deal with theVancouver Whitecaps in theUSL First Division.[4]
After residing in his homeland and resting from playing football for a year, he returned toMalaysia and joined theMalaysia Premier League club,ATM FA alongsideBruno Martelotto.[5] Marlon helped ATM FA win the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, runners-up in the 2012 Malaysia Cup as well as win the Super League Golden Boot for the second time in 2013.
In May 2014, Marlon terminated his contract with ATM FA and subsequently retired from playing football professionally, due to persistent injuries which made him missed most of the ATM FA's 2014 season matches.[6][7][8]
James has representedSt. Vincent & Grenadines. Since 1995, the striker has earned 55 caps and scored 12 goals for his country, including four goals in 10FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. His last international goal was scored againstCanada in Montreal, Canada on 20 June 2008, whenSt. Vincent & Grenadines lost 4–1 in the qualifying stages for the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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