Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe (born October 23, 1983) is a Guamanian footballer who plays as a striker and midfielder for Bank of Guam Strykers in the Guam Soccer League, and is the current captain of the Guamanian national team.[2]
 Cunliffe lining up for Guam in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 23, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Hagåtña, Guam | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bank of Guam Strykers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tumon Soccer Club | |||
| Houston Texans | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Quality Distributors | 49 | (38) |
| 2010–2012 | Guam Shipyard | 55 | (52) |
| 2012–2013 | Pachanga Diliman | 13 | (4) |
| 2013–2018 | Rovers | 36 | (43) |
| 2018– | Bank of Guam Strykers | 28 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Guam | 66 | (26) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024 | |||
Youth and club career
editCunliffe 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 NCAA Division I men’s soccer team, the Santa Clara University Broncos, including playing for its 2003 team that competed in the NCAA Final Four.[1]
From 2010 to 2012, he played for Guam Shipyard in the Guam Men's Soccer League. In 2012, he signed for Philippine side Pachanga in the United Football League.[3]
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 2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers. He then moved to Bank of Guam Strykers FC and played for them at the 2018 Guam FA Cup.[4]
International career
editHe first represented Guam at youth level for its under-16 national team. He made his senior debut in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup,[5] with his first match as a starting player on 3 April 2006 against the host nation, Bangladesh. 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 match against the Northern Mariana Islands, which helped them to win 3–1. He scored another hat trick against Bhutan 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.[4]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Guam's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 15, 2009 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam |  Macau |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | [1] |
| 2. | August 23, 2009 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |  North Korea |
2–2 | 2–9 | [2] | |
| 3. | June 19, 2010 | Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |  Northern Mariana Islands |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 4. | September 3, 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Vanuatu |
1–0 | 1–4 | 2011 Pacific Games | [3] |
| 5. | September 5, 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia |  Tuvalu |
1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 6. | July 18, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
1–1 | 3–1 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | |
| 7. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 8. | 3–1 | ||||||
| 9. | July 22, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Macau |
1–0 | 3–0 | [4] | |
| 10. | March 6, 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | [5] |
| 11. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 12. | November 16, 2013 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [6] |
| 13. | March 27, 2014 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Aruba |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [7] |
| 14. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 15. | November 13, 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup | [8] |
| 16. | November 16, 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | North Korea |
1–1 | 1–4 | [9] | |
| 17. | March 31, 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Singapore |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [10] |
| 18. | November 6, 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
1–3 | 2–3 | 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup | [11] |
| 19. | September 2, 2018 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Northern Mariana Islands |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 20. | June 11, 2019 | Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam |  Bhutan |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 21. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 22. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 23. | February 22, 2022 | Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [7] |
| 24. | 2–2 | ||||||
| 25. | 3–2 | ||||||
| 26. | October 12, 2023 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe". Diadora. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jason Cunliffe". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Salonga, Jady. "UFL releases Division 1 lineup". Soccer Central Philippines. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Payumo, Leo (September 30, 2018). "Cunliffe becomes first Guam international to earn 50 caps". PNC News First. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Match Summary – Guam v Bangladesh" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Jason Cunliffe". National Football Teams. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Santo Tomas, Jojo (February 23, 2022). "Guam splits wins with NMI in heated training matches". Guam Pacific Daily News. Retrieved March 1, 2022.