On the evening of June 29, Meizhou Hakka Football Club of the Chinese Super League announced that Cameroonian goal scorer John Mali has made a strong return to join the team and will fully support the team to achieve its goals this season.
John Marley was born on March 9, 1993 at the height of 181 centimeters and played in 2018 for Meizhou Hakka Football Team. He scored 36 goals and recorded 2 assists in 43 appearances for the team that season.
During the 2019 season, John Marley moved to join Shenzhen Jiazhaoye, who were still in the Chinese Super League at the time, for which he made 32 appearances and scored 20 goals.At the end of the 2020 season, he left the Chinese Super League to join Fukuoka Hornets of the J-League. Since then, he has also played for Riyadh Youth, Rize Sports and Manisa.
John Marley will return and join Meizhou Hakka for the upcoming Chinese Super League campaign as jersey number 28. The team lost 7 matches, drew 7 matches, won 2 matches, scored 11 goals, conceded 21 goals, and accumulated 13 points in the first 16 rounds of the 2024 season, placing them in the 15th position, in the relegation zone, and facing relegation pressure. However, the arrival of John Marley can add to the team's attacking power and help the team achieve a relegation victory.
