Marlon LeBlanc
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 6, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Penn State Nittany Lions (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2019 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
| 2020–2024 | Philadelphia Union II | ||
| 2025– | United States U18 | ||
| 2025– | Brooklyn FC | ||
Marlon LeBlanc (born October 6, 1976) is an American soccer coach, currently head coach with Brooklyn FC men's team, who play their inaugural season in the USLC in 2026.
Raised in East Windsor, New Jersey, LeBlanc played prep soccer at Hightstown High School before playing for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team.[1]
He was formerly the head men's soccer coach at West Virginia University[2] and was named 2006 Soccer America Coach of the Year, leading the team to a 15–3–3 record. LeBlanc led the Mountaineers to six NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2007, one BIG EAST Championship and two MAC Championships. He previously served as an assistant coach at Penn State University from 2001 to 2005, leading the program as interim head coach for seven games in 2002. As an assistant, Penn State went to four out of five NCAA tournaments.
On 8 December 2025, Brooklyn FC announced the appointment of LeBlanc as first head coach of its men's team for the inaugural 2026 season.[3]
Collegiate head coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | D | Win % | |||
| 2002 | Penn State (interim) | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| 2006 | West Virginia | 15 | 3 | 3 | .786 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2007 | West Virginia | 14 | 6 | 2 | .682 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2008 | West Virginia | 5 | 9 | 5 | .395 | |
| 2009 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 6 | .555 | |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 2 | .571 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 1 | .571 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 2 | .600 | |
| 2013 | West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 5 | .500 | |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 11 | 7 | 1 | .611 | |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 4 | .579 | |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 10 | 9 | 2 | .524 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| Total | 142 | 103 | 34 | .570 | 6 NCAA appearances | |