College and amateur Marquess grew up in
Palo Alto, California, played college soccer for
UC Santa Cruz and
Santa Clara University, and in the
USL Premier Development League for
San Jose Frogs.
Professional Marquess was drafted in the third round (39th overall) of the
2008 MLS SuperDraft by
Kansas City Wizards. He made his full professional debut for the Wizards on 1 July 2008, in a
US Open Cup third-round game against the
Carolina RailHawks. Marquess quietly retired from professional soccer in January 2010 after making just six professional appearances for
Kansas City Wizards. ==References==