Japanese footballer
Jun Marques Davidson (ディビッドソン 純 マーカス, Davidson Jun Marques, born June 7, 1983) is a former Japanese football player who is currently the assistant coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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
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