Marlon Hairston

Marlon Hairston
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994
Place of birth Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Full back
Club information
Current team
Colorado Rapids
Number 94
Youth career
2012–2013 Louisville Cardinals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Colorado Rapids 25 (1)
2015Charlotte Independence (loan) 7 (1)
National team
2014– United States U23 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2, 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2014

Marlon Hairston (born March 23, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He is a cousin of San Antonio Spurs basketball player LaMarcus Aldridge.

Club career

After spending two seasons with the University of Louisville, Hairston signed a Generation Adidas contract and was selected 12th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado.

Hairston made his professional debut on March 29, 2014 against Sporting Kansas City. He scored his first professional goal on August 20, 2014 against LA Galaxy.

On April 2, 2015, Hairston was loaned to USL side Charlotte Independence.[1]

On May 12, 2015, Hairston earned USL Player of the Week after scoring a goal and picking up an assist in a 3-0 win over the Richmond Kickers.[2]

International career

Hairston was called into a US camp for the first time in April 2013, when he was summoned by Tab Ramos to participate in an under-20 training camp.[3] A month later, he was named to the US roster for the 2013 Toulon Tournament, but did not play.

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