Jun Marques Davidson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jun Marques Davidson
ディビッドソン純マーカス

| image = Jun Marques Davidson.jpg

| image_size = 150

| caption =

| fullname = Jun Marques Davidson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|7}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{Height|m=1.86}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Selangor (assistant coach)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1996–1998

| youthclubs1 = Tokyo Gas FC

| youthyears2 = 1998–1999

| youthclubs2 = TASIS England

| youthyears3 = 1999–2001

| youthclubs3 = American Global Soccer School

| years1 = 2002–2006

| clubs1 = Omiya Ardija

| caps1 = 74

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Albirex Niigata

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = → Vissel Kobe (loan)

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = → Consadole Sapporo (loan)

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Carolina RailHawks

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2011

| clubs6 = Tokushima Vortis

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2012–2013

| clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps7 = 50

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014

| clubs8 = Carolina RailHawks

| caps8 = 25

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015

| clubs9 = Navy

| caps9 = 32

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2016–2017

| clubs10 = Charlotte Independence

| caps10 = 54

| goals10 = 2

| totalcaps = 317

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| manageryears1 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs1 = Omiya Ardija (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2019

| managerclubs2 = Guangzhou R&F (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2020

| managerclubs3 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2024

| managerclubs4 = Shaanxi Union

| manageryears5 = 2024

| managerclubs5 = Kagoshima United (youth)

| manageryears6 = 2024–

| managerclubs6 = Selangor (assistant)

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{{Nihongo|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 former footballer who is currently the assistant coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.{{J.League player}}

Playing 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.

= Japanese club =

Davidson returned to Japan in 2002, and made his professional debut with Omiya Ardija at the age of 19. After three seasons in the J2 League, he helped the team win promotion to the J1 League in 2004. Davidson remained with Omiya Ardija until 2006, finishing his career at the club with 87 appearances and 2 goal in all competitions.

Davidson transferred to Albirex Niigata in 2007, but never settled at the club, and spending time on loan at Vissel Kobe and Consadole Sapporo. He returned Niigata in 2009.

Davidson returned to the United States in 2010 when he signed for Carolina RailHawks of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[http://www.naslnews.com/2010/02/railhawks-sign-jun-marques-davidson.html RailHawks Sign Jun Marques Davidson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514071449/http://www.naslnews.com/2010/02/railhawks-sign-jun-marques-davidson.html |date=May 14, 2010 }}[https://www.eightysixforever.com/2012/1/20/2721096/whitecaps-add-another-old-railhawk-midfielder-jun-marques-Davidson eightysixforever.com] He helped the Railhawks in winning the NASL Conference title and earning a trip to the USSF D-2 championship series.

Davidson 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 of Major League Soccer on 1 January 2012, reuniting with former coach Martin Rennie.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-add-midfielder-jun-marques-davidson-mls-roster |title=Davidson signs with Whitecaps |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=June 7, 1983 |accessdate=January 21, 2012}} He made his debut on March 10, 2012 against the Montreal Impact and played two seasons for Whitecaps. Davidson signed for the Carolina RailHawks 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.

From 2015, Davidson played for Thai Premier League club Navy in 2015 and United Soccer League club Charlotte Independence (2016–2017). He retired from his playing career at the end of the 2017 season.[https://www.goal.com/jp/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9/%E6%97%A5%E7%B1%B3%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%81%AE%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E7%B4%94%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%81%8C%E7%8F%BE%E5%BD%B9%E5%BC%95%E9%80%80%E3%82%92%E8%A1%A8%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%AE%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E6%9C%AD%E5%B9%8C%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A9%E3%81%A7%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC/if3u0vjlk8cm1t3dk8jq9bezb goal.com]{{in lang|ja}}

Managerial career

After retiring in 2017, Davidson focused into coaching, starting with his boyhood club, Omiya Ardija where he worked with the youth teams. In 2019, he moved to China to joined Guangzhou R&F as the club youth academy coach. In 2020, Davidson was appointed as the assistant coach at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright working under Iranian head coach Afshin Ghotbi.

In early 2024, Davidson was appointed as Shaanxi Union club director. In mid June, he returned home to joined J2 League club Kagoshima United as the club youth academy coach.

On 30 November 2024, Davidson was announced as the assistant coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor where he will work under compatriot Katsuhito Kinoshi.

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
2002	rowspan="5"\|Omiya Ardija	rowspan="3"\|J2 League	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
2003	7	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|7	0
2004	17	1	1	1	colspan="2"
\|18	2
2005	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	30	0	4	0	8	0	42	0
2006	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|74\|\|1\|\|5\|\|1\|\|8\|\|0\|\|87\|\|2
2007	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0
2007	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|10\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|11\|\|0
2008	Consadole Sapporo	J1 League	17	0	1	0	2	0	20	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|17\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|20\|\|0
2009	\|Albirex Niigata	J1 League	8	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|8\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|10\|\|0
2010	\|Carolina RailHawks	\|USSF D2 Pro League	23	1	colspan="2"
\|3	0	26	1
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|23\|\|1\|\|colspan="2"
\|3	0	26	1
2011	\|Tokushima Vortis	\|J2 League	24	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|25	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|24\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"
\|25	0
2012	rowspan="2"\|Vancouver Whitecaps	rowspan="2" \|Major League Soccer	24	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
2013	26	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|28	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|50\|\|0\|\|4\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|54\|\|0
2014	Carolina RailHawks	North American Soccer League	25	0	4	1	colspan="2"
\|29	1
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|25\|\|0\|\|4\|\|1\|\|colspan="2"
\|29	1
2015	Navy	Thai Premier League	32	1	0	0	0	0	32	1
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|32\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|32\|\|1
2016	rowspan="2"\|Charlotte Independence	rowspan="2"\|United Soccer League	30	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|31	2
2017	24	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|25	0
colspan="3"\|Total\|\|54\|\|2\|\|2\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"
\|56	2
colspan=3 \| Career total !317\|\|5\|\|18\|\|2\|\|15\|\|0\|\|350\|\|7