Tyrone Marshall

Previous Club: Seattle Sounders
College: Florida International
Hometown: Lauderhill, Florida

Acquired: Selected by Colorado with the 16th pick in Stage 2 of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Process on December 15, 2010 and signed by the Rapids on January 3, 2011.  

MLS CAREER

2011

• Made his second Rapids debut (after his first in 1998) on May 8 at FC Dallas as a sub in the 63^rd minute. It had been 12 years 272 days in between regular season appearances for the Rapids – by far the longest time between games for one MLS team in league history.
• Played in 27 matches, starting 24 and contributed one assist during the 2011 season.
• On May 7 became the 13^th player to play 300^th career MLS regular season matches.
• Started and played two CONCACAF Champions League matches.
• Playoffs: Came on as a 36^th minute sub for Kosuke Kimura in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals (10/30).

2010

• Started 14 of 21 appearances in MLS and started 22 of 29 appearances in all-competitions.
• Registered one goal and one assist on the year.
• Member of Sounders back-to-back U.S. Open Cup champion squad.

2009

• Obtained by Seattle in a trade with Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money on February 10.
• Member of Sounders U.S. Open Cup champion squad.
• Voted by teammates as club’s Defensive Player of the Year.
• Started 25 of 26 regular season appearances for Seattle.
• Finished with two goals and two assists on the year.
• Recorded first career one goal/one assist game in 3-2 playoff clinching win at KC (10/17).
• His overhead kick on the goal line at Columbus (10/3) was voted MLS Save of the Week and a finalist for Save of the Year.

2008

• Played in 24 games with 23 starts and played all 90 minutes 21 times.

2007

• Was traded to Toronto on June 13 in exchange for Edson Buddle.
• Appeared in 16 games for Toronto, all as a starter, logging 1440 minutes.
• Scored lone goal of the season as a member of the Galaxy vs. New England on (5/12).

2006

• Appeared in 25 games for the Galaxy, all as a starter.
• Played a key role in the Galaxy’s franchise record 521-minute shutout streak.
• Helped LA reach U.S. Open Cup final before falling to Chicago 1-2.

2005

• Member of Galaxy’s MLS Cup champion and U.S. Open Cup champion squad.
• Appeared in 25 regular season matches, all as a starter.
• Collected a goal and two assists on the season.
• Strong play earned honors as the club’s Defender of the Year and a spot on the MLS All-Star team.
• Named to second career MLS All-Star team but did not play in the game due to injury.

2004

• Played in 18 games and scored two goals and tallied one assist.
• Missed time due to a sprain of his medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

2003

• Appeared in 25 games for the Galaxy, making 19 starts.
• Named an MLS All-Star for the first time in his career as an additional selection.

2002

• Was the ninth pick of the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft.
• Member of the Galaxy’s MLS Cup champion squad.
• Appeared in 24 games, making 19 starts.
• Registered a career-high tying five assists.
• Helped LA reach U.S. Open Cup final before falling to Columbus 0-1.

2001

• Appeared in 23 games in final season with Miami.
• Scored three goals and added two assists.

2000

• Played in 23 games, making 21 starts.
• Scored one goal and tallied an assist.
• Led Miami to U.S. Open Cup final before falling to Chicago 1-2.

1999

• Played in a career-high 28 games, starting 25.
• Registered a career-high with four goals and career-high tying five assists.

1998

• Drafted by Colorado in the first round (11th overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.
• Made MLS debut with the Rapids vs. New England (7/11).
• Was traded to the Miami Fusion on August 14 along with Jason Boyce in exchange for David Vaudreuil.
• Scored his first MLS goal at Chicago (9/2).

NATIONAL TEAM

• Tyrone Marshall has 82 career caps with the Reggae Boyz and has scored five goals in international competition.
• Made his debut in a friendly against Romania on May 17, 2000.
• Retired from international competition in January 2010.

COLLEGE

• Attended Lindsey Wilson College from 1994-1995 before transferring to Florida International University.
• Played forward at FIU from 1996-97.
• All Atlantic Sun Conference First Team in 1997 and Honorable Mention in 1996.
• Ranks 16th in all-time scoring at FIU with 59 points scoring 22 goals and adding 15 assists in his two seasons with the Panthers. 

PERSONAL

• Married with five children.
• Does not play a game without saying a prayer for him and his family.
• Moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida when he was 12.
• Big fan of the TV show The Amazing Race and loves brown stew chicken and rice.