Ian Goodison

Ian Goodison

Goodison playing for Tranmere Rovers in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ian De Souza Goodison
Date of birth	(1972-11-21) 21 November 1972 (age 44)
Place of birth	Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Harbour View
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Olympic Gardens
1999–2002	Hull City	71	(1)
2002–2004	Seba United
2004–2014	Tranmere Rovers	366	(11)
2015–	Harbour View
National team
1996–2009	Jamaica	128	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:29, 6 May 2014 (UTC).

Ian De Souza Goodison (born 21 November 1972) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for National Premier League club Harbour View.

Born in Montego Bay, Saint James, Goodison began his career in minor Jamaican football leagues and was discovered in 1996 by René Simões who introduced him straight into the national squad. He joined Olympic Gardens in 1997, sharing his playing time at the club with a Cayman Islands-based team before making his first foray into English football via Third Division side Hull City, when he was signed along with fellow countryman and good friend Theo Whitmore by Brian 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 over Carlisle United. Despite his impressive start Little's departure as manager was followed by that of Goodison who returned to Jamaica to play for Seba 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 the FA 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.