Nigel Marples

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Nigel Marples
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-03) November 3, 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Fusion FC
Number 6
Youth career
1995–1998 North Delta Soccer Club
1999–2003 ND Huskies
2003–2006 Towson Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Abbotsford Rangers 9 (0)
2007 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (0)
2007–2008 Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) 27 (1)
2008 Harrisburg City Islanders 19 (0)
2009–2011 Charleston Battery 55 (0)
2009Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 HB Køge 22 (0)
2013– Fusion F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Marples (born November 3, 1985) is a Canadian football player and coach. Died November 28, 2023.

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Career

College

Marples attended North Delta High School and played college soccer at Towson University, where he was a four-year starter and two year captain. [1] During his college years he also played with the Abbotsford Rangers in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Marples joined the professional ranks after graduation with the Vancouver Whitecaps of USL First Division, but only appeared in 2 matches and was released. [2] He then turned to indoor soccer after being drafted by the Philadelphia KiXX. [3] He appeared in 27 games before moving back outdoors with USL Second Division Harrisburg City Islanders, and then on to the Charleston Battery in 2009.

Marples joined HB Køge from the Danish 1st Division on 9 August 2012. [4] He left the club in summer 2013 and returned to Vancouver.

International

Marples has also spent time in the Canadian U-20 player pool, but has yet to be capped. [5]

as Coach

After his return in summer 2013 to Canada, was named as Head coach of the Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence. [6] Since October 2013 works besides his coaching career by the Roman Tulis Soccer School, as Player-Coach of the BC Premier Soccer League side Fusion FC in Richmond. [7] Marples studied Masters in Coaching Education over distance learning on the Ohio University. [5] He is currently the Head Soccer Coach at the Principia School (2017).

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References

  1. Towson Player Profiles
  2. Whitecaps release six players From http://usl1.uslsoccer.com Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine , Posted 24 October 2007.
  3. Philadelphia KiXX Select Five In 2007 MISL College Draft From http://www.kixxonline.com, Posted 08 March 2007.
  4. "HB Køge skriver med canadisk forsvarer". hbkoge.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21.
  5. "Tulis Players in the Press - European Soccer School of Excellence". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. Fusion FC - Technical Staff and Coaches Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine