Andrew Epstein

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.

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.

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

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

Personal life After retiring from the game, Epstein served in the Peace Corps. He was assigned to a two year mission in the rural locality of Sinendé, Benin, which he began in September 2017.

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.

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