 Goodison withTranmere Rovers in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian De Souza Goodison[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-11-21)21 November 1972 (age 53)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Olympic Gardens | ||
| 1999–2002 | Hull City | 70 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Seba United | ||
| 2004–2014 | Tranmere Rovers | 364 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Harbour View | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–2009 | Jamaica | 128 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian De Souza Goodison (born 21 November 1972) is a Jamaican former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He spent most of his career at English sideTranmere Rovers.
Born inMontego Bay,Saint James, Goodison began his career in minor Jamaican football leagues and was discovered in 1996 byRené Simões who introduced him straight into the national squad.[2] He joinedOlympic Gardens in 1997,[3] sharing his playing time at the club with a Cayman Islands-based team[4] before making his first foray into English football viaThird Division sideHull City, when he was signed along with fellow countryman and good friendTheo Whitmore byBrian Little. The Jamaican impressed during his time at Hull, epitomised by the fact that he was their Player of the Season for the 2000–01 season (his first in English football). He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–1 win overCarlisle United.[5] Despite his impressive start Little's departure as manager was followed by that of Goodison who returned to Jamaica to play forSeba United.
Goodison joined Tranmere in February 2004 under Brian Little and played in the heart of the defence. The former Jamaican international played more than 350 times for the club, and was named supporters' Player of the Season three times, and the North West League One Footballer of the Year award also three times. He played in the Tranmere team which reached the quarter final of theFA Cup in his first season, whilst with his second season at the club Tranmere finished third in League One and entered the end of season play-offs. At the end of the 2011–12 season he signed a one-year contract extension which kept him at the club beyond his 40th birthday. He was the first player ever to play for Tranmere while in his forties.
In May 2013, Goodison signed another year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2014. The deal included an option for a testimonial atPrenton Park.[6] On 27 August 2013, he played 120 minutes againstBolton Wanderers in the League Cup; his performance was praised by fans and he was labelled as the 'best player on the park' by manager Ronnie Moore.[7] On 13 October 2013, Goodison made his 400th appearance for Tranmere and captained them to a 1–0 win against Bradford City.
On 9 December 2013, it was reported that he had been arrested as part of a police investigation into match fixing, however the charges were later dropped.[3] In May 2015, a testimonial for Goodison was held at Prenton Park. A team of ex-Tranmere teammates, includingEnoch Showunmi,Eugene Dadi,Owain Fon Williams, andRyan Lowe, faced an International XI, composed of ex-Jamaica teammates such asRicardo Fuller,Darren Byfield, andRicardo Gardner and other notable international players, such as ex-Tranmere teammateJohn Achterberg andFabrice Muamba, who has not played professionally since suffering acardiac arrest whilst playing for Bolton.Brian Little andRonnie Moore managed the two sides, withMike Dean acting as referee.
Goodison made his debut for theJamaica national team in a March 1996 friendly match againstGuatemala and immediately scored his first international goal.[8] Goodison was included in the 23-man squad named by Jamaica manager Theo Whitmore for the2011 Gold Cup in the United States, though he was later dropped after failing to report for pre-tournament training in Brazil.[9] As of May 2009,[update] he has collected a country all-time record of 120 caps and scored 10 goals.[8] 45 of those games were inFIFA World Cup qualification and in the1998 tournament.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1999–2000[11] | Third Division | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000–01[12] | Third Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2001–02[13] | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2003–04[14] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004–05[15] | League One | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[16] | League One | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2006–07[17] | League One | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[18] | League One | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[19] | League One | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2009–10[20] | League One | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[21] | League One | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2011–12[22] | League One | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2012–13[23] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[24] | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 364 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 410 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 434 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 494 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica[8] | 1996 | 13 | 2 |
| 1997 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 21 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 10 | |
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