Jason Cunliffe Explained

Jason Cunliffe
Fullname:Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe[1]
Birth Date:23 October 1983
Birth Place:Hagåtña, Guam
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Position:Striker, midfielder
Currentclub:Bank of Guam Strykers
Youthclubs1:Tumon Soccer Club
Youthclubs2:Houston Texans
Collegeyears1:2001–2004
College1:Santa Clara Broncos
Years1:2006–2008
Clubs1:Quality Distributors
Caps1:49
Goals1:38
Years2:2010–2012
Clubs2:Guam Shipyard
Caps2:55
Goals2:52
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:Pachanga Diliman
Caps3:13
Goals3:4
Years4:2013–2018
Clubs4:Rovers
Caps4:36
Goals4:43
Years5:2018–
Clubs5:Bank of Guam Strykers
Caps5:28
Goals5:19
Nationalyears1:2006–
Nationalteam1:Guam
Nationalcaps1:65
Nationalgoals1:26
Pcupdate:31 January 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21:40, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe (born October 23, 1983) is a Guamanian footballer who plays as a striker and midfielder for Bank of Guam Strykers in the Guam Soccer League, and is the current captain of the Guamanian national team.[2]

Youth and club career

Cunliffe first played for Guam’s Tumon Soccer Club at the age of five. He was part of the Houston Texans team that won two youth national championships in 2001 and 2002, and was part of the 2001 Texans team that won the Brazil Cup. Cunliffe played for the NCAA Division I men’s soccer team, the Santa Clara University Broncos, including playing for its 2003 team that competed in the NCAA Final Four.[1]

From 2010 to 2012, he played for Guam Shipyard in the Guam Men's Soccer League. In 2012, he signed for Philippine side Pachanga in the United Football League.[3]

After his stint with the Philippine club, Cunliffe returned home to Guam to join Rovers FC. He played for the Rovers from 2013 to 2018, including the 2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers. He then moved to Bank of Guam Strykers FC and played for them at the 2018 Guam FA Cup.[4]

International career

He first represented Guam at youth level for its under-16 national team. He made his senior debut in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup,[5] with his first match as a starting player on 3 April 2006 against the host nation, Bangladesh. Since 2006, Cunliffe has become a mainstay in the national team and has been captain since 2012.

He made his first hat-trick for Guam in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup match against the Northern Mariana Islands, which helped them to win 3–1. He scored another hat trick against Bhutan in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on 11 June 2019, which ended 5–0 for Guam.

He made his 50th international cap on September 4, 2018, in Guam's match against Macau at the 2019 EAFF Football Championship. He is the first Guam national team player to achieve the said feat.

International goals

Scores and results list Guam's goal tally first.[6] |-| 1. || March 15, 2009 || Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam || ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 || 2010 East Asian Football Championship || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/03/15/asia/east-asian-football-championship/guam/macao/761809/|-| 2. || August 23, 2009 || National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan || ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–9 || 2010 East Asian Football Championship || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/08/23/asia/east-asian-football-championship/korea-dpr/guam/859151/|-| 3. || June 19, 2010 || Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || Friendly |||-| 4. || September 3, 2011 || Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 || 2011 Pacific Games || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/09/03/oceania/pacific-games/guam/vanuatu/1172854/|-| 5. || September 5, 2011 || Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || 2011 Pacific Games |||-| 6. || rowspan="3"| July 18, 2012 || rowspan="3"| Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam || rowspan="3"| ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 3–1 || rowspan="3"| 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup || rowspan="3"||-| 7. ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1|-| 8. ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1|-| 9. || July 22, 2012 || Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/22/asia/east-asian-football-championship/guam/macao/1395314/|-| 10. || rowspan="2"| March 6, 2013 || rowspan="2"| Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma || rowspan="2"| ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 || rowspan="2"| 2014 AFC Challenge Cup || rowspan="2"| https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/06/asia/afc-challenge-cup/chinese-taipei/guam/1434328/|-| 11. ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0|-| 12. || November 16, 2013 || New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || Friendly || http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9408/Laos_Guam.html|-| 13. || rowspan="2"| March 27, 2014 || rowspan="2"| Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba || rowspan="2"| ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–2 || rowspan="2"| Friendly || rowspan="2"| https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/28/world/friendlies/aruba/guam/1648192/|-| 14. ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1|-| 15. || November 13, 2014 || Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/13/asia/east-asian-football-championship/chinese-taipei/guam/1958351/|-| 16. || November 16, 2014 || Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 || 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/16/asia/east-asian-football-championship/guam/korea-dpr/1958353/|-| 17. || March 31, 2015 || Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore || ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 || Friendly || https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/31/world/friendlies/singapore/guam/2022123/?ICID=HP_MS_05_02|-| 18. || November 6, 2016 || Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 || 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup|| http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/21304/|-| 19. || September 2, 2018 || MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia || ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 || 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship|||-| 20. || rowspan="3"| June 11, 2019 || rowspan="3"| Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam || rowspan="3"| ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 || rowspan="3"| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification || rowspan="3"||-| 21. ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0|-| 22. ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–0|-| 23. || rowspan="3"| February 22, 2022 || rowspan=3|Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam|| rowspan="3"| ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 3–2 || rowspan="3"| Friendly || rowspan="3"|[7] |-| 24. ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2|-| 25. ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–2|-| 26. || October 12, 2023 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 ||2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|||}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe. Diadora. 9 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829092736/http://www.diadorasoccer.com/Diadora+Players/Jason+Ryan+Quitugua+Cunliffe/459. August 29, 2012. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Jason Cunliffe . National-Football-Teams.com . 11 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Salonga . Jady . UFL releases Division 1 lineup . Soccer Central Philippines . 15 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923014312/http://www.soccercentralph.com/news/ufl-releases-division-1-lineup . September 23, 2012 .
  4. News: Payumo . Leo . Cunliffe becomes first Guam international to earn 50 caps . 30 September 2018 . PNC News First . 30 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Match Summary – Guam v Bangladesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930193251/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/Documents/competitions/fixtures/1051.pdf . dead . 2018-09-30 . The-AFC.com . Asian Football Confederation . 2012-09-15 .
  6. Web site: Jason Cunliffe. National Football Teams. 11 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Santo Tomas . Jojo . Guam splits wins with NMI in heated training matches . February 23, 2022 . Guam Pacific Daily News . 1 March 2022.