Marlon Alex James
James in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Alex James | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Playing 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 | Selangor MK Land FC | 39 | (41) |
| 2005 | Newwill Hope International FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kedah FA | 44 | (44) |
| 2009–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | ATM FA | 54 | (47) |
| Total | 374 | (317) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2008 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2013 |
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Marlon Alex James (born 16 November 1976) is a retired Vincentian soccer player.
James began his career in his native St. Vincent with the Youth Olympians, and played club soccer for Combined Stars FC and Newwill Hope International FC, eventually turning professional in 2000.
James began his professional career in Ireland with Bray Wanderers. He transferred to FC Tirsense in the Portuguese Second Division in 2001, and later played for Selangor MK Land FC in Malaysia, scoring 19 league goals in 2004 and 22 goals in 2005. He also played for Selangor FA in 2005 for Sultan Selangor Cup against Singapore FA.
James enjoyed a hugely successful period with Kedah FA in Malaysia between 2006 and 2008. On 8 September 2007, his two goals enabled Kedah FA to clinch the Malaysia Cup title in a 3–0 win over Perak FA at National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, and also brought Kedah FA to the highest level in Malaysian football history. James received the 2006/2007 Most Valuable Foreign Player award in the 100Plus-F.A.M National Football Awards after his team won the treble – Malaysian FA Cup, Malaysian Super League, and Malaysia Cup. He scored a total of 40 goals in those 3 competitions. He also retained his Most Valuable Foreign Player award in the next season after helping Kedah FA to win another treble in the 2007/2008 season.
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