21 Facts About Chad Marshall

Chad Marshall was born on August 22,1984 and is an American former professional soccer player.

Chad Marshall played club soccer for the prestigious club soccer team Irvine Strikers coached by the legendary club coach Don Ebert, helping lead the team to four state titles.

Chad Marshall attended the IMG Soccer Academy in fall 2000 through spring 2001.

Chad Marshall attended Stanford University for college, and as a freshman in 2002, He started 20 of 21 regular season games en route to earning Soccer America's Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Pac-10 honors.

Chad Marshall was drafted second overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.

Chad Marshall 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.

Chad Marshall 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.

Chad Marshall only played in twelve matches in 2007 due to ongoing concussion issues that threatened to end his career.

Chad Marshall 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.

In 2009, Chad Marshall was awarded MLS Player of the Month award while playing every minute of the Crew's four games that month, scoring two game-winning goals, and helping Columbus to three shutout victories.

On March 17,2011, Chad Marshall was named captain of Columbus Crew for the 2011 season to fill the void left by departing captain Frankie Hejduk.

On December 12,2013, Chad Marshall was traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for allocation money and a third-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick.

Chad Marshall was named MLS Defender of the Year for the third time as the Sounders won the Supporters' Shield.

On May 22,2019, Chad Marshall announced his retirement from professional soccer due to injury, concluding a historic 16-year Major League Soccer career at age 34.

Chad Marshall 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.

Chad Marshall later moved up and earned time with the Under-23 team.

Chad Marshall earned his first cap and scored his first goal for the senior national team on March 9,2005, against Colombia.

Chad 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.

Chad Marshall went on to play in five games throughout the tournament and garnered Gold Cup All-Tournament honors.

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

Chad Marshall is known for his aerial ability, strength, consistency, defensive positioning, and his comfort with the ball at his feet.