Marcus Haber

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Marcus Haber
Personal information
Date of birth	January 11, 1989 (1989-01-11) (age 19)
Place of birth	Vancouver, Canada
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Groningen
Youth clubs
2000- 2006 2006-	Vancouver Selects FC Groningen
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	FC Groningen	0 (0)
National team2
2005 2006- 2008-	Canada U-17 Canada U-20 Canada U-23	3 (1) 11 (0) 3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16/03/2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16/03/2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcus Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a young Canadian football (soccer) player and one the country's top prospects.

Marcus is the oldest child of David and Carla Haber and grew up in the Dunbar neighbourhood of in Vancouver, British Columbia), where he was born. He became proficient at soccer as well as baseball and basketball. In early 2006, he helped lead his local team the Vancouver Selects to a national championship.

He has played on Canadian National U-17 team and is on Canada's U-20 World Cup roster, and represented Canada in all 3 of their games in the U-20 World Cup as a centerback. He has played the for the Vancouver Whitecaps U-17 team and is currently playing striker for the U-19 team of FC Groningen of the Dutch Eredivisie