Marcus Julien Explained

Marcus Julien
Fullname:Marcus Ashin Julien
Birth Date:30 December 1986[1]
Birth Place:La Fortune, Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada
Currentclub:North Imphal Sporting Association
Clubnumber:9
Position:Forward
Years1:2004–2006
Clubs1:Paradise FC
Years2:2006–2010
Clubs2:Eagles Super Strikers
Years3:2011–2013
Clubs3:NISA Manipur
Caps3:25
Goals3:18
Years4:2013–2015
Clubs4:Eagles Super Strikers
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Boca Juniors Grenada
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Grenada
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:4

Marcus Julien (born 30 December 1986) is a Grenadian professional football player. He plays predominantly as a striker for the Grenada national football team and last played for Boca Juniors Grenada in the GFA First Division.[2]

Club career

Paradise

Julien began his senior club career at GFA Premier Division side Paradise FC International in 2004.[3] With Paradise, he has appeared in Grenada Premier Division for a season and won the tournament in 2005, alongside becoming the runners-up in 2004.

Eagles Super Strikers

In 2006, he signed with another GFA Premier Division outfit Eagles Super Strikers where he played until his move to Paradise again.

NISA Manipur

In 2011, Julien moved to India and signed a contract with North Imphal Sporting Association (NISA Manipur), which was newly promoted to the I-League 2nd Division after winning the Manipur State League in 2010.[4] Julien has appeared in the league where they were in group A with United Sikkim FC, Gauhati Town Club, Southern Samity, Langsning FC, Simla Youngs FC, and Golden Threads FC.[5]

He scored his first goal in a 3–0 win match against Simla Youngs. They finished their campaign with 9 points and didn't qualify for the final round (Play-offs).

Between 2011 and 2012, he appeared in 25 times in both the leagues and he was also in the squad as the defending champion North Imphal Sporting Association of Thangmeiband, retained themselves as the champions in the 6th Manipur State League in 2011.[6] He scored a total of 18 goals before moving to his previous club Eagles Super Strikers.

Back to Eagles

After his stint with NISA, he came back to Grenada and signed with his previous club Eagles Super Strikers in 2013.

Boca Juniors Grenada

From 2015 to 2016, he played for Boca Juniors Grenada in the GFA Premier League.[7]

International career

Julien made his international debut for Grenada national team on 5 November 2006 against Barbados in a friendly match, which ended as a 2–2 draw.[8] He scored his first goal against Barbados in the 2008 Caribbean Cup match.[9] In that tournament Grenada finished as the runners-up, losing 2–0 to Jamaica.[10]

He has also represented Grenada in competitions like CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2009[11] and 2011 alongside 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[12] In 2014, he was also in the squad of Grenada at the 2014 New York Caribbean Cup Soccer Championship.[13]

Since 2010, he has earned 37 international caps for his country, scoring 7 goals.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2008-07-12 Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica 2–0 4–2 2008 Caribbean Cup[14]
2 2010-05-30 Progress Park, St. Andrew's, Grenada 2–1 2–2 Friendly[15]
3 2011-10-07 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)[16]
4 2012-02-22 1–0 1–2 Friendly[17] [18]

Honours

Grenada

Paradise International

2005;[20] runner-up: 2004

NISA Manipur

2011

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://livescores.biz/player/julien-marcus Marcus Julien Grenada international statistics
  2. Web site: Marcus Julien from Grenada, soccer player archive. globalsportsarchive.com. 28 March 2021. 3 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003153019/https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/marcus-julien/66980/. live.
  3. Web site: Marcus Julien of Grenada: Soccer player profile, transfers and statistics. 28 March 2021. Soccerway.com. 11 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210611124203/https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcus-julien/82136/. live.
  4. http://footballnewsindia.in/nisa-crowned-champions-8th-manipur-state-league/ NISA Crowned Champions Of 8th Manipur State League
  5. Web site: NISA win in I league tournament – KanglaOnline. Imphal Free. Press. 2021-03-28. 2011-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110417192237/http://kanglaonline.com/2011/04/nisa-win-in-i-league-tournament/. live.
  6. Web site: NISA Will be the Champion again : 26th sep11 ~ E-Pao! Headlines. www.e-pao.net. 2021-03-28. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142540/http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport3..260911.sep11. live.
  7. Web site: Stokkermans. Karel. Grenada 2015. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 12 May 2016. 10 January 2016. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507001336/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grenada2015.html#prem. live.
  8. Web site: Marcus Ashin Julien with Grenada national football team: games and statistics. 28 March 2021. national-football-teams.com. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803174505/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27921/Marcus_Julien.html. live.
  9. Web site: Caribbean Qualification to 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup begins in Netherlands Antilles. CONCACAF. 2008-07-22. 2008-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20080729045353/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4261. 29 July 2008. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Jamaica vs Grenada – Caribbean Championships 2008 – Caribbean Football. caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 28 March 2021. 10 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410210538/https://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2008/jamaicavsgrenada12142008.html. live.
  11. Gold Cup to be played in record 13 different U.S. cities July 3–26 . . 9 March 2009 . 13 March 2009 . New York City . https://web.archive.org/web/20090313234613/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4657 . 13 March 2009 . dead.
  12. https://m.facebook.com/GFAGrenada/posts/808684329190488 Grenada Football Association
  13. Web site: All Star Weekend - Jamaica Wins 2014 New York Caribbean Cup Soccer Championship. caribbeancupsoccer.com. 28 March 2021. 26 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020410/http://caribbeancupsoccer.com/2014_gamenews.html. live.
  14. Web site: Grenada 4 – 2 Barbados . national-football-teams . 28 March 2021 . 21 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421042201/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3147/Grenada_Barbados.html . live .
  15. Web site: Grenada 2 – 2 Martinique . caribbeanfootballdatabase.com . 30 May 2010 . 18 December 2010 . 5 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005051255/http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/matches/2010/grenadavsmartinique5302010.html . live .
  16. Web site: Grenada 4 – 1 Belize . national-football-teams . 28 March 2021 . 21 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421042201/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3147/Grenada_Barbados.html . live .
  17. Web site: Grenada 1 – 2 Guyana . national-football-teams . 28 March 2021 . 3 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703190928/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9574/Grenada_Guyana.html . live .
  18. https://www.footballcritic.com/marcus-julien/profile/66980 Grenada 1 – 2 Guyana
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20081215182141/http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=239 CONCACAF competition results
  20. News: Grenada – List of Champions. 20 August 2015. RSSSF. 9 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009175703/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grenadachamp.html. live.