Marlon Hairston

Marlon Hairston
Personal information
Date of birth23 March 1994
Place of birthJackson, Mississippi, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Charlotte Independence
(on loan from Colorado Rapids)
Number22
Youth career
2012–2013Louisville Cardinals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–Colorado Rapids22(1)
2015–Charlotte Independence (loan)1(0)
National team
2014–United States U231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 18, 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 the Charlotte Independence in the USL on loan from the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He is a cousin of Portland Trail Blazers 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]

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.[2] A month later, he was named to the US roster for the 2013 Toulon Tournament, but did not play.

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