Andrew Epstein (born January 14, 1996) is an American former

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player who last played for

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

. Epstein won the 2016

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player At the conclusion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, Division I Men's Soccer Tournament (the "College Cup" tournaments), United Soccer Coaches selects two Most Outstanding Players: one for ...

Defensive MVP Award when the program won the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game. He majored in Electrical Engineering, and was known for his strong efforts on group projects.

Career

Youth and college

Epstein played for the

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youth academy prior to his collegiate career. Epstein played four years of college soccer for

. He was the program's starter for his sophomore through senior years, in which they won the 2015 and 2016 national titles. He finished with 65 appearances for Stanford. During his senior year he earned several regional and national accolades, including being named to the Pac-12 first team.

Senior

Epstein spent the

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playing with San Francisco City. He made four appearances with the team.

Personal life

After retiring from the game, Epstein began serving in the

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, specifically in the rural locality of

Sinendé Sinendé is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Borgou Department of central Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria ...

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

. His mission began in September 2017 and will end in September 2019. Epstein was known for his strong work in Electrical Engineering, especially on group projects in the grueling Green Electronics class taught by

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, even though it coincided with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game. After retiring from the peace corps, he became a professional electrical engineer.

Honors

* NCAA College Cup Defensive MVP: 2016 * NSCAA Scholar First Team All-American: 2016 * NSCAA Second Team All-American: 2016 * CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American: 2016 * TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI: 2016 * Pac-12 Best XI: 2016 * Pac-12 Second Team: 2014, 2015

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