Maren Haile-Selassie

Maren Haile-Selassie
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2017–2021	Zürich
2019	→ Rapperswil-Jona (loan)
2019–2020	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)
2020–2021	→ Wil (loan)
2021–2022	Neuchâtel Xamax
2022–2023	Lugano
2023	→ Chicago Fire (loan)
2024–	Chicago Fire
International career‡
2016	Switzerland U18
2017–2018	Switzerland U19
2018–2019	Switzerland U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 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

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

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

Honours

Lugano

Swiss Cup: 2021–22^[6]

References

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

External links

profile
DbFCZ Profile
Maren Haile-Selassie at Soccerway
SFL Profile
Maren Haile-Selassie – UEFA competition record (archive)
Maren Haile-Selassie at Flashscore.com

[1] Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net

[2] "Matchcenter". Swiss Football League.

[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.

[SCup-6] "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 (4 October 2023). "Lighting Up the Night: Chicago Fire 4, Inter Miami 1". MIR97 Media. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[sport.de-9] "Maren Haile-Selassie". sport.de.

[10] "Association Suisse de Football - Team".

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