# Jason Cunliffe

Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe (born October 23, 1983) is a Guamanian footballer who plays as a striker and midfielder for Bank of Guam Strykers in the Guam Soccer League, and is the current captain of the Guamanian national team.

## Youth and club career

Cunliffe first played for Guam’s Tumon Soccer Club at the age of five. He was part of the Houston Texans team that won two youth national championships in 2001 and 2002, and was part of the 2001 Texans team that won the Brazil Cup. Cunliffe played for the NCAA Division I men’s soccer team, the Santa Clara University Broncos, including playing for its 2003 team that competed in the NCAA Final Four.
From 2010 to 2012, he played for Guam Shipyard in the Guam Men's Soccer League. In 2012, he signed for Philippine side Pachanga in the United Football League.
After his stint with the Philippine club, Cunliffe returned home to Guam to join Rovers FC. He played for the Rovers from 2013 to 2018, including the 2017 AFC Cup playoff qualifiers. He then moved to Bank of Guam Strykers FC and played for them at the 2018 Guam FA Cup.

## International career

He first represented Guam at youth level for its under-16 national team. He made his senior debut in the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup, with his first match as a starting player on 3 April 2006 against the host nation, Bangladesh. Since 2006, Cunliffe has become a mainstay in the national team and has been captain since 2012.
He made his first hat-trick for Guam in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup match against the Northern Mariana Islands, which helped them to win 3–1. He scored another hat trick against Bhutan in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on 11 June 2019, which ended 5–0 for Guam.
He made his 50th international cap on September 4, 2018, in Guam's match against Macau at the 2019 EAFF Football Championship. He is the first Guam national team player to achieve the said feat.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Guam's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | March 15, 2009 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Macau | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 2. | August 23, 2009 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | North Korea | 2–2 | 2–9 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 3. | June 19, 2010 | Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | September 3, 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Vanuatu | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2011 Pacific Games |
| 5. | September 5, 2011 | Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Tuvalu | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2011 Pacific Games |
| 6. | July 18, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 7. | July 18, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 8. | July 18, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 9. | July 22, 2012 | Leo Palace Resort Soccer Ground, Yona, Guam | Macau | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 10. | March 6, 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 11. | March 6, 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 12. | November 16, 2013 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | March 27, 2014 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba | Aruba | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 14. | March 27, 2014 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba | Aruba | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 15. | November 13, 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 16. | November 16, 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | North Korea | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 17. | March 31, 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | Singapore | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 18. | November 6, 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 19. | September 2, 2018 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Northern Mariana Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 20. | June 11, 2019 | Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam | Bhutan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21. | June 11, 2019 | Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam | Bhutan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22. | June 11, 2019 | Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam | Bhutan | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23. | February 22, 2022 | Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 24. | February 22, 2022 | Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 25. | February 22, 2022 | Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña, Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 26. | October 12, 2023 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |