Allyson Anne Estess (; born July 1, 1981) is an American former

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player who played primarily as a defender or

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, making four appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Marquand played for the University Trojans in high school, where she was a ''

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'' and

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High-School

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n in 1999. She also competed in cross country and

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, earning her the Irvine World News Athlete of the Year award, and played club soccer for Mission Viejo Soccer Club Mirage. In college, Marquand played for the

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from 1999 to 2003, where she was a letter-winner. She

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in the 2000 season due to a

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/ref> She was included in the NSCAA All-West Region second team in 2003, and was included in the All-

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first team in 2003, as well as the second team in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Marquand was an honorable mention for the All-Academic Pac-10 selection in 2001, 2002, and 2003. In total, she scored 15 goals and recorded 7 assists in 80 appearances for Stanford. Marquand played for the under-18/19 and under-21 national teams, winning the 2001 and 2003 Nordic Cup titles with the latter. She made her international debut for the

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on March 7, 2001 in a friendly match against

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. In total, she made four appearances for the U.S. and scored 1 goal, earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the

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against

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, with her scoring in the 3–4 loss.

Personal life

Marquand is a native of

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, and works as an

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specializing in

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. She currently resides in

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, with her husband and two children. In 2015 and 2016, she worked as a

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for the

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Career statistics

International

International goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marquand, Ally 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Irvine, California Soccer players from California American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players American orthopedic surgeons 21st-century surgeons Women surgeons 21st-century American women physicians 21st-century American physicians American sports physicians Physicians from California