Maren Haile-Selassie

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Maren Haile-Selassie
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chicago Fire
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2012 FC Zürich
2012–2013 FC Volketswil
2013–2014 FC Zürich
2014 FC Volketswil
2014–2017 Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Zürich 7 (0)
2019Rapperswil-Jona (loan) 18 (2)
2019–2020Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2021Wil (loan) 35 (7)
2021–2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 17 (5)
2022–2023 Lugano 32 (3)
2023Chicago Fire (loan) 32 (6)
2024– Chicago Fire 15 (4)
International career
2016 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Maren Haile-Selassie (born 13 March 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire as a left midfielder.[1]

Club career

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Haile-Selassie made his professional debut for Zürich in a 2–1 Swiss Super League win over Thun on 30 July 2017.[2]

On 9 January 2019, Haile-Selassie was loaned out to Rapperswil-Jona.[3] On 10 July 2019, he was then loaned out to Neuchâtel Xamax for the 2019–20 season.[4]

On 20 December 2021, Haile-Selassie signed a contract with Lugano until 30 June 2025.[5]

On 15 May 2022, Haile-Selassie scored a goal in Lugano's 4–1 victory over St. Gallen in the final of the Swiss Cup.[6]

On 27 December 2022, it was announced that Haile-Selassie would play with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire for their 2023 season, with Chicago holding an option to make the move permanent.[7] On 4 October 2023, Haile-Selassie scored twice as the Fire defeated Inter Miami, 4-1, earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Matchday.[8]

International career

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Haile-Selassie was born in Switzerland to Ethiopian parents.[9] He is a former youth international for Switzerland.[10]

Honours

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Lugano

References

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  1. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. ^ League, Swiss Football. "Matchcenter - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  3. ^ Maren Haile-Selassie und Lavdrim Rexhepi wechseln leihweise zum FC Rapperswil-Jona, fcz.ch, 8 January 2019
  4. ^ Haile-Selassie stellt sich vor, xamax.ch, 10 July 2019
  5. ^ "MAREN HAILE-SELASSIE PER IL CENTROCAMPO BIANCONERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Lugano. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Croci-Torti: Non Ho Mai Dubitato Dei Ragazzi". FC Lugano (in Italian). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Winger Maren Haile-Selassie on Loan from FC Lugano | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  8. ^ Calabrese, Alex (October 4, 2023). "Lighting Up the Night: Chicago Fire 4, Inter Miami 1". MIR97 Media. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Maren Haile-Selassie". sport.de.
  10. ^ "Association Suisse de Football - Team".
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