is a former Japanese

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player.

Career

Youth

Davidson was born and raised in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father. He moved with his family to

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in 1995, where he attended high school and played for the American Global Soccer School.

Professional

Davidson returned to Japan in 2002, and made his professional debut with Omiya Ardija in 2002. After three seasons in the

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, he helped the team win promotion to the

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in 2004. Davidson remained with Omiya Ardija until 2006, finishing his career at the club with 87 appearances and 2 goal in all competitions. He 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. He helped the Railhawks in winning the NASL Conference title and earning a trip to the USSF D-2 championship series. He spent the 2011 season with Tokushima Vortis of Japan's

. 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 FC of

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on January 18, 2012, reuniting with former coach Martin Rennie. He made his debut on March 10, 2012 against the Montreal Impact and played two seasons for the Whitecaps FC. 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, he played for Thai Premier League club Navy (2015) and United Soccer League club Charlotte Independence (2016–2017). He retired from his playing career at the end of the 2017 season.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Jun Marques 1983 births Living people Albirex Niigata players Association football people from Tokyo Charlotte Independence players Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Japanese footballers Japanese people of American descent J1 League players J2 League players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players North Carolina FC players Omiya Ardija players Jun Marques Davidson Jun Marques Davidson Tokushima Vortis players USL Championship players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Vissel Kobe players Men's association football midfielders