Marlon Hairston

College

Hairston grew up in Jackson before moving on to a college career at the University of Louisville. Hairston played in 39 games, scored six goals, and had five assists for Louisville Cardinals men's soccer during 2012 and 2013. He was named to the All-Big East Rookie team in 2012 and helped the Cardinals win the American Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2013, when he was named First Team All-AAC.

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, coming off the bench in a 3–2 loss. He scored his first professional goal on August 20 in a 4–3 loss against the LA Galaxy. Hairston ended his rookie season with 1 goal 22 regular season appearances, nine of them being starts. It was a poor season for Colorado as a team, finishing 8th in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs. On April 2, 2015, Hairston was loaned to USL side Charlotte Independence. On May 12, 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. Towards the end of the 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 only played in two of the…

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. 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. However, Hairston did not receive a cap.

As of March 23, 2021

Hairston's older brother Marcus played college soccer at the University of Cincinnati and Florida International University, but had his career cut short due to an ACL injury. Hairston's cousin is 7-time NBA all-star LaMarcus Aldridge.