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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 Soccer players from Irvine, California American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen 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 American surgeons American women surgeons 21st-century American women physicians American sports physicians Physicians from California United States women's youth international soccer players