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Chad Marshall

Chad Marshall
Chad Marshall Dynamo vs Sounders 2016-04-10 cropped.jpg
Marshall with the Seattle Sounders in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth Riverside, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Seattle Sounders FC
Number 14
Youth career
1999–2002 Irvine Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Stanford Cardinal 40 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 Columbus Crew 253 (16)
2014– Seattle Sounders FC 90 (5)
National team
2000–2001 United States U17 12 (4)
2002–2003 United States U20 30 (0)
2004 United States U23 4 (0)
2005– United States 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 1, 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017

Chad Marshall (born August 22, 1984) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Marshall attended Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California, where he was an NCSAA All-American, Parade All-America selection, and Parade's Best Defender in his senior year, and a Parade All-American his junior year. Coming out of high school he was rated as the top college soccer recruit in the country by Soccer America. In addition to his soccer exploits, Chad was also an avid equestrian. He played club soccer for the prestigious club soccer team Irvine Strikers coached by the legendary club coach Don Ebert. He attended the IMG Soccer Academy in fall 2000 through spring 2001. Chad attended Stanford University for two years a brief stint at Harding University. After two seasons with the Cardinal, he decided to turn pro.

Marshall was drafted second overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew. He had an exemplary first year, anchoring the Crew defense along with Robin Fraser, who won the MLS Defender of the Year award that season, and helped the team to an eighteen-game unbeaten streak and the MLS Supporters' Shield. He finished the season with twenty-seven starts, and was a close second to Clint Dempsey in the voting for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award. He only played in twelve matches in 2007 due to ongoing concussion issues that threatened to end his career.


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