Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Leric Jr. Joseph | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2010 | United Petrotrin F.C. | ||
2010–2012 | Joe Public F.C. | 21 | (9) |
2012–2013 | T&TEC Sports Club | 25 | (10) |
2013–2015 | Point Fortin | 43 | (31) |
2015–2017 | Central F.C. | 25 | (15) |
2017–2018 | W Connection | 36 | (26) |
2019–2020 | Gokulam Kerala | 24 | (14) |
2021–2023 | Mohammedan | 38 | (22) |
International career‡ | |||
Trinidad and Tobago U17 [1] | |||
2009–2011 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 7 | (2) |
2011 | Trinidad and Tobago U22 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Trinidad and Tobago U23 | 3 | (2) |
2013– | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 11 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:41, 3 July 2021 (UTC) |
Marcus Leric "Lobo" Jr. Joseph [2] (born 29 April 1991) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a forward and the Trinidad and Tobago football team.
In January 2019, Marcus signed for I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC. [3] [4] [5] He scored his debut goal for the club in his debut match against Churchill Brothers in the 14th minute of the game which they ended up losing 3–1. [6] As latest foreign signing of the season, he scored 7 goals in 9 matches during the 2018–19 I-League. [7] [8] Marcus played a crucial role in Gokulam's success in the Durand Cup 2019 as they emerged as the champions of the tournament by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1. [9] Marcus was named Man of the Match in the final as he scored both the goals for Gokulam. [10] He was named as the Man of the Tournament and given the Golden Boot for his 11 goals in the campaign. [11] [12]
On 7 July 2021, Joseph signed with Kolkata-based Mohammedan Sporting on a one-year deal. [13] [14] He was part of the team's 2021 Durand Cup campaign, in which he scored 5 goals as they reached to the final, [15] defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2. [16] [17] On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa. [18]
Joseph also appeared in the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating United SC 1–0 through his solitary goal. [19] [20] On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which he scored the winner. [21]
He began the 2021–22 I-League season on high and scored two braces against Aizawl and Sreenidi Deccan in their 2–0 and 3–1 win. [22] He scored 15 goals in the season and emerged as top scorer, as his team finished runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to champion Gokulam Kerala in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May. [23] He also appeared in the 2022 edition of Durand Cup, helping his team to reach semi-finals. [24]
Marcus made his national team debut on 23 March 2013 against Belize where he came in as a substitute for Kenwyne Jones. The match drew 0–0. [25]
Marcus scored his maiden international goal on 19 March 2016 against Grenada, which they drew 2–2. [26] On 10 November 2019, during a friendly against Anguilla, Marcus scored 5 goals in the match which they won on a big margin of 15–0. [27]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gokulam Kerala | 2018–19 | I-League | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 7 | ||
2019–20 | 15 | 7 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 11 | — | — | 20 | 18 | ||||
Gokulam Kerala total | 24 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | ||
Mohammedan | 2021–22 | I-League | 18 | 15 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | — | — | 24 | 20 | ||
2022–23 | 20 | 7 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
Mohammedan total | 38 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 32 | ||
Career total | 62 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 57 |
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. [29]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 March 2016 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Grenada | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 10 November 2019 | Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | Anguilla | 2–0 | 15–0 | |
3. | 6–0 | |||||
4. | 7–0 | |||||
5. | 8–0 | |||||
6. | 11–0 | |||||
7. | 2 July 2021 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | Montserrat | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
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