Ian De Souza Goodison (born 21 November 1972) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career at English side Tranmere Rovers.
Club career
Early career Born in Montego Bay, Saint James, Goodison began his career in minor Jamaican football leagues and was discovered in 1996 by René Simões who introduced him straight into the national squad. He joined Olympic Gardens in 1997, sharing his playing time at the club with a Cayman Islands-based team before making his first foray into English football via Third Division side Hull City, when he was signed along with fellow countryman and good friend Theo Whitmore by Brian Little. The Jamaican impressed during his time at Hull, epitomised by the fact that he was their Player of the Season for the 2000–01 season (his first in English football). He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Carlisle United. Despite his impressive start Little's departure as manager was followed by that of Goodison who returned to Jamaica to play for Seba United.
Tranmere Rovers Goodison joined Tranmere in February 2004 under Brian Little and played in the heart of the defence. The former Jamaican international played more than 350 times for the club, and was named supporters' Player of the Season three times, and the North West League One Footballer of the Year award also three times. He played in the Tranmere team which reached the quarter final of the FA Cup in his first season, whilst with his second season at the club Tranmere finished third in League One and entered the end of season play-offs. At the end of the 2011–12 season he signed a one-year contract extension which kept him at the club beyond his 40th birthday. He was the first player ever to play for Tranmere while in his forties.
In May 2013, Goodison signed another year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2014. The deal included an option for a testimonial at Prenton Park. On 27 August 2013, he played 120 minutes against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup; his performance was praised by fans and he was labelled as the 'best player on the park' by manager Ronnie Moore. On 13 October 2013, Goodison made his 400th appearance for Tranmere and captained them to a 1–0 win against Bradford City.
On 9 December 2013, it was reported that he had been arrested as part of a police investigation into match fixing, however the charges were later dropped. In May 2015, a testimonial for Goodison was held at Prenton Park. A team of ex-Tranmere teammates, including Enoch Showunmi, Eugene Dadi, Owain Fon Williams, and Ryan Lowe, faced an International XI, composed of ex-Jamaica teammates such as Ricardo Fuller, Darren Byfield, and Ricardo Gardner and other notable international players, such as ex-Tranmere teammate John Achterberg and Fabrice Muamba, who has not played professionally since suffering a cardiac arrest whilst playing for Bolton. Brian Little and Ronnie Moore managed the two sides, with Mike Dean acting as referee.
International career Goodison made his debut for the Jamaica national team in a March 1996 friendly match against Guatemala and immediately scored his first international goal. Goodison was included in the 23-man squad named by Jamaica manager Theo Whitmore for the 2011 Gold Cup in the United States, though he was later dropped after failing to report for pre-tournament training in Brazil. he has collected a country all-time record of 120 caps and scored 10 goals. 45 of those games were in FIFA World Cup qualification and in the 1998 tournament.Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHull City1999–2000Third Division18040001Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy02302000–01Third Division36110102One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in Third Division play-offs04012001–02Third Division160201020210Total701702050841Tranmere Rovers2003–04Second Division1202000001402004–05League One44110105Three appearances in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs05112005–06League One3810010204112006–07League One4002010204502007–08League One4202010104602008–09League One3312000203712009–10League One4435020105232010–11League One4041121304662011–12League One4311010104612012–13League One1002000001202013–14League One180001010200Total3641118110118041013Career total4341225112123049414
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica1996132199718119982141999150200015020019020028120034020041112007102008121200910Total12810
Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Goodison goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition13 March 1996Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica11–02–0Friendly217 November 1996Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica131–01–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification324 October 1997Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, Saint Lucia291–03–1Friendly422 February 1998Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica381–12–2Friendly522 July 1998Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica48 1–04–01998 Caribbean Cup624 July 1998Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica492–13–21998 Caribbean Cup726 July 1998Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica501–02–11998 Caribbean Cup829 August 2002Vicarage Road, Watford, England923–03–0Friendly918 August 2004Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1101–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification1015 June 2008Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1206–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Jamaica Caribbean Cup: 1998
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Player profile – ReggaeBoyz Player profile – ReggaeBoyz Supporters Club. .