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{{Short description|American-born Mexican footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Sandoval|Nungaray|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marlene Sandoval
| image =
| fullname = Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|1|18}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Ana, California]], U.S.
| height = 5 ft 9 in<ref>{{cite web|title=Portland Thorns FC 2013 Roster |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/women/portland-thorns-fc-roster |access-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114215409/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/women/portland-thorns-fc-roster |archivedate=14 January 2013 }}</ref>
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Valencia High School (Placentia, California)|Valencia High School]]
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| youthclubs2 = [[Cal State Fullerton Titans]]
| youthyears2 = 2002–2005
| years1 = 2012
| clubs1 = [[Santa Clarita Blue Heat]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 2002–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1 = 85
| nationalgoals1 = 5
}}

'''Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray''' (born January 18, 1984) is an American-born Mexican former [[Association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and member of the [[Mexico women's national football team]]. She was allocated to the [[Portland Thorns FC]] for the [[NWSL]] league, but later removed by the Mexican Football Federation due to injury.

==Early life==
Sandoval was born in [[Santa Ana, California]].<ref name=sports_ref>{{cite web|title=Rubi Sandoval player profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/rubi-sandoval-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084858/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/rubi-sandoval-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> She holds [[citizenship]] in both the U.S. and Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Grahame|title=Women's Soccer in Mexico Gets a Cross-Border Kick|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-27-sp-mexsoccer27-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=11 January 2013|date=27 June 2004}}</ref>

Sandoval attended [[Valencia High School (Placentia, California)|Valencia High School]] in [[Placentia, California]], where she was a two-time first-team all-league selection, a two-time league MVP and a two-time All-CIF selection as a sophomore and junior. She was also a two-time all-league selection and an All-CIF selection in volleyball.<ref name="CSUF_bio"/>

===Cal State Fullerton===
Sandoval attended [[California State University, Fullerton]] and majored in [[kinesiology]].<ref name="sports_ref" /><ref name="CSUF_bio">{{cite web|title=Marlene Sandoval – Cal State Fullerton athlete profile|url=http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/sandoval_marlene00.html|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>

During her senior year, she helped the Titans finish with a school-record 19 wins and a trip to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament following wins over UNLV and USC. She started 22 of 23 matches, finishing with four goals and three assists to stand tied for fifth on the team in scoring (11 points). She was named NSCAA Second-Team All-American, an NSCAA First-Team All-West Region selection, and earned second-team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz and SoccerTimes.com. She was also named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She was twice named Big West Player of the Week. She set the foundation of the defensive lineup that helped Fullerton set school records for fewest goals allowed (15), fewest shots allowed (161) and most shutouts (12).<ref name=CSUF_bio /> Sandoval finished her college career with 71 appearances, eight goals, and seven assists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Career Stats page – Cal State Fullerton Athletics|url=http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/w-soccer/stats/1901-1902/histcarr.htm|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>

==Playing career==
=== International ===
In 2003, Sandoval scored a goal for Mexico in a Women's World Cup qualifier against Japan and won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic. She also scored a goal with Mexico in a 5–1 win over Panama at the 2002 Gold Cup and competed for Mexico's U-19 squad at the Youth World Cup in Canada in the summer of 2002.<ref name=CSUF_bio />
Sandoval also competed for Mexico at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]], where she finished in 8th place with the [[Mexico women's national football team]].<ref name="sports_ref" /> She was also a member of Mexico's [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] squad.
Overall, she has earned 85 caps and scored 5 goals with the Mexico national team.<ref name=FIFA_WC_profile>{{cite web|title=FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup Profile, Rubi SANDOVAL|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=190335/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701175009/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=190335/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2011|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>

=== Club ===
In 2012, Sandoval was signed by the [[Santa Clarita Blue Heat]] of the now-defunct [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|USL W-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Clarita Adds Three New Players for 2012|url=http://www.scblueheat.com/2012_news1.html|access-date=11 January 2013|date=3 February 2012}}</ref>

====Portland Thorns FC====
In January 2013, Sandoval was included in a list of 55 players from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico national teams that were allocated to the eight teams in the new [[National Women's Soccer League]]. Sandoval was allocated to [[Portland Thorns FC]], but was later removed by the Mexican Football Federation due to injury.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thorns get Sinclair, Morgan – but Seattle lands Rapinoe|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/126426-thorns-get-sinclair-morgan----but-seattle-lands-rapinoe|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216155803/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/126426-thorns-get-sinclair-morgan----but-seattle-lands-rapinoe|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|newspaper=Portland Tribune|access-date=11 January 2013|date=11 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=PTFC_bio>{{cite web|title=Marlene Sandoval |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/women/marlene-sandoval |publisher=Portland Thorns |access-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123124044/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/women/marlene-sandoval |archivedate=23 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Portland Thorns FC: Mexican Players Luz Saucedo and Marlene Sandoval Removed from Roster|date=21 March 2013 |url=http://www.stumptownfooty.com/2013/3/21/4133576/portland-thorns-fc-mexican-players-removed-from-roster|publisher=Stumptown Footy}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|190335}}
* {{Soccerway|rubi-marlene-sandoval-nungaray/156785}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130123124044/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/women/marlene-sandoval Portland Thorns player profile]

{{Mexico Squad 2004 Women's Olympic Games}}
{{Mexico Squad 2011 Women's World Cup}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent]]
[[Category:Mexican women's footballers]]
[[Category:Mexico women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Mexico]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Santa Ana, California]]
[[Category:2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:American women's soccer players]]
[[Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer players]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in football]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games footballers for Mexico]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican sportswomen]]

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