MLS Columbus Crew SC

Crew Signs Captain Chad Marshall to Multi-Year Contract Extension

Published on December 19, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS - The Columbus Crew announced today that it has signed veteran defender and captain Chad Marshall to a multi-year contract extension that could keep him in Black & Gold through the 2015 Major League Soccer season. Per club and league policy, no further terms of the deal were disclosed.

"Chad is our captain and he is one of the best defenders in the league, so he is obviously a very important part of our team," said Crew head coach Robert Warzycha. "He is also one of the best players in club history and he's still in his prime, so we couldn't be happier to get him signed to this new contract."

Marshall, 27, is a two-time MLS Defender of the Year and MLS Best XI selection (2008, 2009) who has spent his entire eight-year professional career in Black & Gold. He was an MLS All-Star in 2009 and 2010 and was named the club's MVP in 2011. Only Mike Clark (221) has appeared in more games for the Crew.

A native of Riverside, Calif., Marshall was selected by the club in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Since then he has appeared in 199 matches, starting 196, and recorded 13 goals and 10 assists in 17,436 minutes. In 2011, he appeared in 32 games and recorded one assist.

Marshall was instrumental in the Crew's run to the 2008 MLS Cup championship, scoring a goal in the Eastern Conference Championship vs. Chicago, and the game-winning goal in the MLS Cup Final against New York.

Marshall has earned 11 caps with the U.S. National Team, scoring in his debut in a friendly against Colombia on March 9, 2005, and also represented his country at the U23, U20 and U17 levels.

Founded by American sports pioneer Lamar Hunt, the Columbus Crew is Ohio's Major League Soccer club, anchoring a diverse sports and entertainment enterprise. One of the league's Charter Members, it won its first MLS Cup championship in 2008 and has also won the 2002 U.S. Open Cup and MLS Supporters' Shield titles in 2004, 2008 and 2009. It is entering its 17th season overall and 14th at first-of-its-kind Crew Stadium.

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