Chad Marshall

Chad Marshall (born August 22, 1984) is a retired American soccer player. During his 16-year career, he played for Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. He was a three-time MLS Defender of the Year Award winner.

For the American producer and director, see Chad Marshall (producer).

Chad Marshall
Marshall with the Seattle Sounders in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984
Place of birth Riverside, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
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)
2014–2019 Seattle Sounders FC 156 (10)
Total 409 (26)
National team‡
2000–2001 United States U17 12 (4)
2002–2003 United States U20 30 (0)
2004 United States U23 4 (0)
2005–2017 United States 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2017

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 with the Columbus Crew in 2008

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 led the defense on the squad that 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 Columbus Crew for the 2011 season to fill the void left by departing captain Frankie Hejduk. In December 2011, Columbus signed Marshall to a long-term contract extension through the 2015 MLS season.[12]

On December 12, 2013, Marshall was traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for allocation money and a third-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick.[13] He scored his first goal as a Sounder, a game-winning header in the 84th minute, against the Philadelphia Union on May 3.[14] He was named MLS Defender of the Year for the third time as the Sounders won the Supporters Shield.

On May 22, 2019, Marshall announced his retirement from professional soccer.[15]

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.[16] On May 26, 2010, Bradley decided to keep Marshall off the 23 man roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[17]

On January 6, 2017 after almost 7 years of absence from international soccer, Marshall was called for the United States national team by coach Bruce Arena.[18]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of matches played on May 22, 2019.
ClubSeasonMLSPlayoffsCupChampions LeagueTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Columbus Crew20042802000—300
2005301—00301
200626100261
200712200122
20082944200336
2009184200020224
2010242203030322
20113201000—330
2012242—00242
201330100301
Totals25317112305027219
Seattle Sounders FC20143114030—381
2015290311010341
2016304600020384
20172815000—331
2018304100041355
2019800000—80
Totals15610191407118612
Career totals409273037012145831
References:[19][20][21][22][23]

    International goals
    # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    01. March 9, 2005 Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States  Colombia 1 – 0 3 – 0 Friendly

    Honors

    Columbus Crew

    Seattle Sounders FC

    Individual

    References
    1. "Columbus Crew: Roster: Player Bio". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    2. "U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    3. Ramsay, Allan (November 6, 2008). "Columbus' Marshall wins MLS Defender of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Goal.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    4. "Fraser, Cannon earn MLS honors". USA Today. Carson, California: AP. November 12, 2004. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    5. "Crew's Marshall out for season". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. TSN. August 31, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    6. "Marshall, Schelotto lift Crew to MLS Cup glory". ESPN. Carson, California. November 23, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    7. "MLS Best XI features seven first-time selections". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Los Angeles: TSN. November 22, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    8. Ramsay, Allan (December 8, 2008). "Chad Marshall Training With Mainz In Germany". Goal.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    9. Smith, David (December 9, 2008). "Marshall in Mainz Crosshairs". Yanks-abroad.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
    10. "Beim Testspiel ein Gastspieler aus den USA" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
    11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    12. "Crew signs captain Chad Marshall to multi-year extension". December 19, 2011.
    13. "Official: Sounders make trade with Columbus for veteran defender Chad Marshall". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
    14. zielojo, John Zielonka -. "Chad Marshall's Late Header Seals Sounders' 2-1 Victory Over Philadelphia". Soccerly. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
    15. "Chad Marshall announces retirement from professional soccer". Seattle Sounders FC. May 22, 2019.
    16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) US roster announced
    17. Goff, Steven (May 27, 2010). "U.S. soccer roster for World Cup features unlikely trio". The Washington Post.
    18. "Arena Calls 32 Players for MNT January Camp". www.ussoccer.com.
    19. "Chad Marshall » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
    20. "C. Marshall". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
    21. "Chad Marshall » CONCACAF Champions League 2009/2010". World Football. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
    22. "Chad Marshall » CONCACAF Champions League 2010/2011". World Football. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
    23. "Chad Marshall » CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
    24. "2018 MLS Best XI". MLS Soccer. November 11, 2018.
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