Marcus Julien (born 30 December 1986) is a Grenadian professional football player. He plays predominantly as a striker for the

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and last played for Boca Juniors Grenada in the GFA First Division.

Club career

Paradise

Julien began his senior club career at

GFA Premier Division The GFA Premier League is the top football league in Grenada. It was created in 1983 and is headed by the Grenada Football Association. 10 teams participate in this league. The 10th-placed team is relegated to the Grenada First Division, wh ...

side

Paradise FC International Paradise FC International is a Grenadian football club from Paradise, Saint Andrew Parish that plays in the Grenada Premier Division. They have won the league championship on five occasions. Honours * GFA Premier League ** Champions (5): 2005 ...

in 2004. 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

outfit Eagles Super Strikers where he played until his move to Paradise again.

NISA Manipur

In 2011, Julien moved to

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and signed a contract with North Imphal Sporting Association (NISA Manipur), which was newly promoted to the

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after winning the

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in 2010. Julien has appeared in the league where they were in group A with United Sikkim FC,

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, and Golden Threads FC. 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

in 2011. 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

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International career

Julien made his international debut for Grenada national team on 5 November 2006 against

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in a friendly match, which ended as a 2–2 draw. He scored his first goal against

in the

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match. In that tournament Grenada finished as the runners-up, losing 2–0 to

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. He has also represented Grenada in competitions like

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...

in 2009 and 2011 alongside

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and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2014, he was also in the squad of Grenada at the 2014 New York Caribbean Cup Soccer Championship. 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.''

Honours

Grenada *

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runner-up:

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Paradise International * Grenada Premier Division: 2005; runner-up: 2004 NISA Manipur *

: 2011

References

External links

*
Marcus Julien profile
at goalzz.com
Marcus Julien stats
at footballcritic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Julien, Marcus 1986 births Living people Grenadian men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Grenadian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Men's association football forwards Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in India