Andrew Epstein

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Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-14) January 14, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2013 Colorado Rapids
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Stanford Cardinal 65 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 San Francisco City 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Epstein (born January 14, 1996) is an American former college soccer player who last played for Stanford University. Epstein won the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player 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. [1]

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Career

Youth and college

Epstein played for the Colorado Rapids youth academy prior to his collegiate career. Epstein played four years of college soccer for Stanford University. 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. [2]

During his senior year he earned several regional and national accolades, including being named to the Pac-12 first team. [3]

Senior

Epstein spent the 2016 PDL season playing with San Francisco City. He made four appearances with the team. [4]

Personal life

After retiring from the game, Epstein began serving in the Peace Corps, specifically in the rural locality of Sinendé, Benin. His mission began in September 2017 and will end in September 2019. [5]

Epstein was known for his strong work in Electrical Engineering, especially on group projects in the grueling Green Electronics class taught by Bill Dally, 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. [6]

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Epstein - Experience". LinkedIn .
  2. ↑ "Andrew Epstein Individual Career History" (PDF). gostanford.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). pac-12.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Epstein Statistics". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Epstein - Experience". LinkedIn .
  6. ↑ "Andrew Epstein - Experience". LinkedIn .
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