Adrian Mariappa

Adrian Joseph Mariappa, born on 3 October 1986, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Isthmian League Premier Division side St Albans City and is also an assistant coach with the Watford under-21s. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team. He came through the Watford youth academy and began playing for the first team in the 2005-06 season, spending part of his early career at right back although he is primarily a centre-back. In his first spell at Watford he made 248 first-team appearances, 19 of them in the Premier League, including a run of 114 consecutive league appearances that is the fourth-longest in the club history. He accepted a first call-up to Jamaica in May 2012 and won his first cap against Guyana later that month, then joined Reading, for whom he made 29 league appearances before moving to Crystal Palace in September 2013.