Nigel_Marples
Nigel Marples
Canadian football player and coach (born 1995)
Nigel Marples (born November 3, 1985) is a Canadian football player and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-11-03) November 3, 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Delta, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2009 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | HB Køge | 22 | (0) |
| 2013– | Fusion F.C. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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).
- Whitecaps release six players From http://usl1.uslsoccer.com Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Posted 24 October 2007.
- Philadelphia KiXX Select Five In 2007 MISL College Draft From http://www.kixxonline.com, Posted 08 March 2007.
- "HB Køge skriver med canadisk forsvarer". hbkoge.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21.
- "Tulis Players in the Press - European Soccer School of Excellence". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- Fusion FC - Technical Staff and Coaches Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine