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| Submission declined on 23 September 2025 by Haj (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines for sports persons and athletes). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
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Comment: No significant coverage shown. Tranfermarkt is not a reliable source. LinkedIn should not be used, also with concerns regarding reliability. – haj ☘ (talk) 03:04, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Roswell, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | N/A | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020-2024 | James Madison University [1] | 79 | (5) |
| 2025– | Marshall Islands | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Josiah Blanton (born 2002 February 6) is a Marshallese association football player and college student. He plays as a centre-back for the club of James Madison University and the Marshall Islands national team.
His major is CIS (Computer Information Systems)[2]
Club career
[edit]Josiah started playing in the American College Pyramid when he was a Freshman in the 2020-21 season. In that season, he scored a goal against UCF. In the next seasons, he would make 8 more G/A and 5652 more minutes until he was forced to retire from college football since he finished college. [3]
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 August 2025.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
Fact!
[edit]Josiah Blanton is the first ever goalscorer in Marshall Islands history with a left-footed strike against Turks and Caicos Islands[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the Marshall Islands squad". August 2025.
- ^ "Josiah Blanton - Men's Soccer". 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Four Dukes Named to Men's Soccer All-State Teams". 29 August 2025.
- ^ "The goal that was five years in the making for football's newest nation". 26 August 2025.