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 Winger
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 94
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Louisville Cardinals 39 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Colorado Rapids 86 (7)
2015 → Charlotte 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 July 2, 2018
‡ 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.

Career

The University of Louisville

Hairston played for Louisville Cardinals men's soccer for his freshman and sophomore years. He played in 39 games, and started 38. He was named to the All-Big East Rookie team in 2012, his rookie year.[1] His sophomore year, he was named to the First Team All-Big East team.[2]

Colorado Rapids

After his sophomore year with Louisville Hairston signed a Generation Adidas contract and was selected 12th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.

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.[3] 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.[4] Towards the end of the 2015 season, Hairston was called up to the Rapids and started the last three games of the year, all at right back, a change from 2014, when he played in the midfield.

In 2016 Hairston was permanently moved up to the Rapids from the Charlotte Independence, but only played in two of the first eleven games for the team. However, on July 11, he came on as a substitute against Sporting Kansas City and scored the game-winning goal, the Rapids taking the game 1-0. This began a five-game point streak for him, where he scored five goals in five matches. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 22. In 2015, he played as a right midfielder.[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.[5] A month later, he was named to the US roster for the 2013 Toulon Tournament, but did not play. On January 8, 2018, Hairston received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

Career statistics

As of March 7, 2015[7]
Club Season League Open Cup League Cup CONACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids 2014 MLS221——221
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2015 USL71———71
Colorado Rapids 2015 MLS30——30
Colorado Rapids 2016 MLS21320———233
Colorado Rapids 2017 MLS19320———213
Career total 728400000768

References

  1. ↑ "Marlon Hairston - 2013".
  2. 1 2 "Marlon Hairston".
  3. ↑ "Rapids loan Marlon Hairston to Charlotte Independence". April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Charlotte's Hairston Named Player of the Week". USL. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tab Ramos Names Roster for April 22–29 Training Camp at The Home Depot Center". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Marlon Hairston at Soccerway
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