Hairston Receives US National Team Training Camp Call-Up
January 08, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Louisville men’s soccer alumnus appeared in all 34 matches in 2017 for the Colorado Rapids
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville men's soccer alumnus and Colorado Rapids midfielder Marlon Hairston was named Monday as an invitee to the US Men's National Team's annual January training camp.
Hairston, who will be attending his first MNT camp, will report on January 10 to the National Training Center in Carson, California. The camp will run through the end of the month and culminate with a friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina on Sunday, January 28 at StubHub Center.
The Jackson, Mississippi native was the only Rapids player to feature in all 34 games in 2017, setting career-highs in appearances (34), starts (29), and minutes played (2,605). Hairston also notched three goals and four assists in his fourth season with the club.
Hairston, 23, arrived in Commerce City after being selected in the first round (12th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft after two years at the University of Louisville. A former Generation adidas member, Hairston has appeared in 80 regular season games (55 starts) for the Rapids, tallying seven goals and 11 assists in 5,135 minutes logged.
At the international stage, Hairston has earned call-ups to U-20, U-21 and U-23 camps. He was a member of the squad that participated in the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France, but would suffer an injury that would eventually rule him out of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Starting all 20 games for the Cardinals in 2013, Hairston scored three goals with two assists as a sophomore while earning First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. Named to the All-Big East Rookie team as a freshman in 2012, Hairston finished with six goals and five assists in his two seasons in Louisville.
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