Marlon James

What grabs me about Marlon Alex James is the sheer improbability of his story: a footballer who carried the colours of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a Caribbean island nation most people couldn't find on a map. I have real admiration for athletes from tiny football nations, because they play not for fame or fortune but for the pride of a place that rarely gets the spotlight. At 1.88 m and born in 1976, he belongs to a generation that fought for visibility against impossible odds. To me, players like James are the unsung heroes who make the global game feel genuinely worldwide.

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Name (English)

Marlon James

Name (Japanese)

マーロン・アレックス・ジェームズ

Reading

まーろん・あれっくす・じぇーむず

Born

November 16, 1976 (age 49)

Origin

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon%20James%20(footballer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6771939

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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