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Chad Marshall 
Personal information Full name Chad Marshall Date of birth August 22, 1984 Place of birth Riverside, California, United States Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Columbus Crew Number 14 Youth career 1999–2002 Irvine Strikers 2002–2003 Stanford Cardinal Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004– Columbus Crew 210 (16) National team‡ 2002 United States U17 12 (4) 2003 United States U20 30 (0) 2004 United States U23 4 (0) 2005– United States 11 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 23, 2009Chad Marshall (born August 22, 1984, in Riverside, California) is an American soccer player who currently captains the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and College
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,[1] 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.[2] Chad attended Stanford University for two years a brief stint at Harding University. After two seasons with the Cardinal, he decided to turn pro.
Professional
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,[3] 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.[4] He only played in twelve matches in 2007 due to ongoing concussion issues that threatened to end his career.[5]
Marshall's strongest campaign with the Crew came in 2008. He anchored the defense on the squad the won both the Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup 2008, a game in which Marshall scored the game winning goal.[6] After the season he was voted to the MLS Best XI[7] and was also awarded the MLS Defender of the Year award, beating competition from Bakary Soumare and Jimmy Conrad.[3]
Marshall's contract ran out after the 2008 campaign. After a brief trial for part of December with German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga side Mainz 05[8][9][10] he re-signed with Columbus on December 26, 2008.[11]
On March 17, 2011, Marshall was named captain of the Columbus Crew for the 2011 season to fill the void left by departing captain Frankie Hejduk
International
As a teenager, Marshall trained at the United States Soccer Federation's exclusive Bradenton Academy and has played for several United States youth national teams. He played for the United States at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, now commonly known as the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in the United Arab Emirates. He later moved up and earned time with the Under-23 team. Marshall earned his first cap and scored his first goal for the senior national team on March 9, 2005, against Colombia. Marshall was selected for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup for the United States and received his first cap since 2005 in the side's opening match against Grenada. Marshall went on to play in five games throughout the tournament and garnered Gold Cup All-Tournament honors.
On May 11, 2010 — Bob Bradley, the U.S. Men’s National Team head coach selected Marshall for the 30-man preliminary roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[12]
On May 26, 2010 - Bradley decided to keep Marshall off the 23 man roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[13]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 01. March 9, 2005 Titan Stadium, Fullerton, USA 
Colombia1 – 0 3 – 0 Friendly Honors
Columbus Crew
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
- Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (3): 2004, 2008, 2009
Individual
- MLS Defender of the Year: 2008, 2009
- MLS Best XI: 2008, 2009
See also
References
- ^ "Columbus Crew: Roster: Player Bio". Major League Soccer. http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t102&player=marshall_c&playerId=mar583523&statType=current. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program". United States Soccer Federation. http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_123-ResProgram.html. Retrieved 9 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b Ramsay, Allan (6 November 2008). "Columbus' Marshall wins MLS Defender of the Year". Sports Illustrated (Goal.com). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/11/06/marshall.doy/index.html. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Fraser, Cannon earn MLS honors". USA Today (Carson, California: AP). 12 November 2004. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2004-11-12-mls-awards-more_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Crew's Marshall out for season". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (TSN). 31 August 2007. http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=209290. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Marshall, Schelotto lift Crew to MLS Cup glory". ESPN (Carson, California). 23 November 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=258848&&cc=5901. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "MLS Best XI features seven first-time selections". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Los Angeles: TSN). 22 November 2008. http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=244456. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ Ramsay, Allan (8 December 2008). "Chad Marshall Training With Mainz In Germany". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/55/main/2008/12/09/1002992/chad-marshall-training-with-mainz-in-germany. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ Smith, David (9 December 2008). "Marshall in Mainz Crosshairs". Yanks-abroad.com. http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=4282. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Beim Testspiel ein Gastspieler aus den USA" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 2 December 2008. http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3357&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4&cHash=d09c0b0efb.
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081226&content_id=210053&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
- ^ http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2010/05/US-MNT-Head-Coach-Bob-Bradley-Names-Preliminary-World-Cup-Roster.aspx US roster announced
- ^ Goff, Steven (27 May 2010). "U.S. soccer roster for World Cup features unlikely trio". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/26/AR2010052605016.html.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Chad Marshall at National-Football-Teams.com
Preceded by
Michael ParkhurstMLS Defender of the Year
2008, 2009Succeeded by
Jámison OlaveUnited States squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up 
Columbus Crew – current squad 1 Hesmer · 2 Balchan · 3 Williams · 5 O'Rourke · 6 Tchani · 7 Anor · 9 Meram · 10 Mendoza · 11 Duka · 12 Gaven · 14 Marshall · 15 Burns · 16 Gehrig · 17 Ekpo · 18 Rogers · 19 Grossman · 20 Rentería · 21 Miranda · 22 Rusmir · 23 Veeder · 24 Sippola · 25 Riggs · 26 James · 27 Horton · 28 Prim · 29 Francis · 30 Gruenebaum · 31 Gardner · 32 Heinemann · 33 Cunningham ·
Head Coach: Warzycha Assistant Coach: Lapper Assistant Coach: Iribarren Goalkeeper Coach: Kirillov General Manager: Bliss
Categories:- 1984 births
- Harding University alumni
- Living people
- People from Riverside, California
- Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players
- Columbus Crew players
- United States men's international soccer players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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