Maren Haile-Selassie (born 13 March 1999) is a Swiss professional

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who plays for

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side Chicago Fire as a

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Club career

Haile-Selassie made his professional debut for

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in a 2–1

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win over

Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...

on 30 July 2017. On 9 January 2019, Haile-Selassie was loaned out to

Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Bussk ...

. On 10 July 2019, he was then loaned out to

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

for the 2019–20 season. On 20 December 2021, Haile-Selassie signed a contract with

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

until 30 June 2025. On 15 May 2022, Haile-Selassie scored a goal in Lugano's 4–1 victory over St. Gallen in the final of the

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. On 27 December 2022, it was announced that Haile-Selassie would play with

side Chicago Fire for their 2023 season, with Chicago holding an option to make the move permanent. On 4 October 2023, Haile-Selassie scored twice as the Fire defeated

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, 4-1, earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Matchday.

International career

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

Honours

Lugano *

: 2021–22

References

External links

profile

DbFCZ Profile
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SFL Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haile-Selassie, Maren 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zürich Men's association football midfielders Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Swiss people of Ethiopian descent Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Zürich players FC Rapperswil-Jona players FC Wil players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players FC Lugano players Chicago Fire FC players Major League Soccer players