Matt Marquess (born January 29, 1986) is an American retired

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player.

Career

College and Amateur

Marquess grew up in Palo Alto, California, played college soccer for UC Santa Cruz and

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

, and in the USL Premier Development League for

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Professional

Marquess was drafted in the third round (39th overall) of the

2008 MLS SuperDraft The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San ...

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. He made his full professional debut for the Wizards on 1 July 2008, in a US Open Cup third-round game against the Carolina RailHawks. Marquess quietly retired from professional soccer in January 2010 after making just six professional appearances for

References

External links

MLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marquess, Matt 1986 births Living people American men's soccer players Soccer players from Tennessee Sporting Kansas City players San Jose Frogs players Major League Soccer players UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs men's soccer players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players USL League Two players Sporting Kansas City draft picks Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee Men's association football defenders