Alex Marshall (footballer)

Alexander Marshall (born 24 February 1998) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Canadian club HFX Wanderers.[2]

Alex Marshall
Personal information
Full name Alexander Marshall
Date of birth (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Cavalier 66 (21)
2020– HFX Wanderers 10 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Jamaica U17 9 (7)
2019 Jamaica U23 2 (0)
2017– Jamaica 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Kingston,[3] Marshall attended St. George's College.[4]

Cavalier

Marshall made his senior debut for Cavalier in the 2014–15 season, but did not make another senior appearance until after the club was relegated from the National Premier League in the 2015–16 season.[3] In 2015 he trained with American club Philadelphia Union.[4] In the KSAFA Super League, Marshall scored three goals in league play and in May 2017 he scored in the KSAFA Super League final, a 2–1 win over Santos, earning Cavalier promotion back to the National Premier League.[5][6]

In the 2017–18 season, Marshall made 30 league appearances, scoring seven goals.[7] In October 2018 he was linked with a transfer to a number of English Premier League clubs, including Leicester City, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and West Ham United.[8]

The following season, Marshall made 34 appearances, scoring eleven goals.[7] In February 2019, he spent a month on trial with Greek Super League side Aris Thessaloniki.[9] In the 2019–20 season, he made ten appearances and scored three goals before departing Cavalier mid-season.[7]

HFX Wanderers

On 29 January 2020, Marshall signed with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers.[10] He made his Wanderers debut on 15 August against Pacific FC[11]

International career

Youth

Marshall represented Jamaica at the 2014 CFU Men's U-17 Tournament, scoring seven goals, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[12][13] In the opening match of the tournament against the U.S. Virgin Islands, he scored a hat-trick in a 19–0 victory.[14] In the second group stage match against the Cayman Islands, Marshall scored another hat-trick in a 5–3 win.[15]

Marshall made five appearances at the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, including the playoff loss on penalties to the United States, which saw Jamaica miss out on qualification for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16]

In July 2019, Marshall played for the Jamaica's U23s in Caribbean qualifying for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship and was named team captain.[17] In the opening match against Dominica, he assisted on Nicque Daley's equalizing goal in a shock 1–1 draw.[18] Marshall also played in the second match against Saint Kitts and Nevis and had some good scoring opportunities, but the match ultimately finished in another 1–1 draw, eliminating Jamaica from qualifying.[19]

Senior

Marshall trained with the senior national team in May 2017,[20] and made his senior debut later that year.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 September 2020[3][7]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cavalier 2014–15 National Premier League 10000010
2015–16 National Premier League 00—0000
2016–17 KSAFA Super League ?3—11?4
2017–18 National Premier League 266—41307
2018–19 National Premier League 299—523411
2019–20 National Premier League 103—00103
Total 6621001047625
HFX Wanderers 2020 Canadian Premier League 60000060
Career total 7221001048225
  1. Includes appearances in the KSAFA Super League Final and National Premier League Playoffs.

International
As of 15 February 2020[3]
Jamaica national team
YearAppsGoals
201710
201860
201930
Total100

Honours

Cavalier

Individual

References
  1. "Player Profile: Alex Marshall". youtube.com. Island Sports Network. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Alex Marshall at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. "Alex Marshall". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. Marc Stamp (1 January 2016). "Early Shopping For Cavalier - Alex Marshall Among Strikers Added To Struggling Team". The Gleaner. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. "2016-17 Magnum/KSAFA Super League Leading Goal Scorer". KSAFA. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. "Cavalier clip Santos for KSAFA Super League honours". 14 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. "A. Marshall". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. Richard Cusack (15 October 2018). "Leicester City, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Liverpool linked with Jamaica prospect". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. Robert Bailey (21 February 2019). "Cavalier's Marshall off to Greece - Speid: We have top- quality players ready to fill the breach". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. Gareth Hampshire (29 January 2020). "Wanderers add flair to forward line by signing Jamaican international Alex Marshall". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. "Canadian Premier League". 14 August 2018.
  12. "CU17 Preview: February 27, 2015". CONCACAF. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. Howard Walker (27 October 2014). "Nelson wins Golden Boot, Marshall MVP as U17 Boyz lose to Haiti". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  14. "US Virgin Islands falls 19-0 to Jamaica in CFU Men's U17". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. "Jamaica had to dig deep to take three points from Cayman". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  16. "United States 0 (5) - 0 (4) Jamaica". CONCACAF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  17. Sean A. Williams (28 July 2019). "Not guilty!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  18. Livingston Scott (18 July 2019). "Jamaica U23s held by Dominica". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  19. Livingston Scott (22 July 2019). "U-23 Boyz fail homework". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  20. Livingston Scott (18 May 2017). "Marshall Looking To Learn From Senior Boyz". The Gleaner. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  21. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
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