Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe (born 23 October 1983) is a

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who plays as a

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and

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for Bank of Guam Strykers in the

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, and is the current

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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

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men’s soccer team, the Santa Clara University Broncos, including playing for its 2003 team that competed in the NCAA Final Four. From 2010 to 2012, he played for

Guam Shipyard Guam Shipyard is a top level association football club that currently plays in the Guam Soccer League in the United States territory of Guam. The team have won three national cups and hold the record for the most league championships. Squad ...

in the

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. In 2012, he signed for Philippine side

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in the United Football League. 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

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playoff qualifiers. He then moved to

Bank of Guam Strykers FC The Bank of Guam Strykers FC are a professional association football club based in Guam. Strykers FC have never won a Guam Soccer League title nor domestic cup to this date, but still remain a dominant force in Guamanian soccer. They underwent man ...

and played for them at the

2018 Guam FA Cup The 2018 Guam FA Cup is the 11th season of the Guam FA Cup knockout tournament. The tournament was played between 1 and 30 June 2018. In the final, Bank of Guam Strykers FC defeated Rovers FC 5–1 at the Guam Football Association National Train ...

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 The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no quali ...

, with his first match as a starting player on 3 April 2006 against the host nation,

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. 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 The 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 5th edition of this regional competition, the football championship of East Asia. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2012. Mongolia were suspended from the EAFF and could not compete in any EAFF co ...

match against the

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, which helped them to win 3–1. He scored another hat trick against

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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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunliffe, Jason 1983 births Living people People from Hagåtña, Guam Guamanian footballers Guam international footballers Quality Distributors players Guam Shipyard players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Expatriate footballers in the Philippines Association football forwards Chamorro people