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.Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
Club career Haile-Selassie made his professional debut for Zürich in a 2–1 Swiss Super League win over Thun on 30 July 2017.
On 9 January 2019, Haile-Selassie was loaned out to Rapperswil-Jona.Maren Haile-Selassie und Lavdrim Rexhepi wechseln leihweise zum FC Rapperswil-Jona , fcz.ch, 8 January 2019 On 10 July 2019, he was then loaned out to Neuchâtel Xamax for the 2019–20 season.Haile-Selassie stellt sich vor, xamax.ch, 10 July 2019
On 20 December 2021, Haile-Selassie signed a contract with Lugano 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 Swiss Cup.
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. 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.
On 22 November 2023, Chicago Fire exercised their option to sign Haile-Selassie on a permanent basis. He finished the 2023 season as the club's top scorer with six league goals, winning the team's Golden Boot.
On 11 April 2026, Haile-Selassie, starting at forward in place of the injured Hugo Cuypers, scored the only goal of a 1–0 home win over Atlanta United, his first of the 2026 season.
International career Haile-Selassie was born in Switzerland to Ethiopian parents. He is a former youth international for Switzerland.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsZürich 2017–18 Swiss Super League 6 0 3 0 — — — — 9 0 2018–19 1 0 1 0 — — — — 2 0Total 7 0 4 0 — — — — 11 0 Rapperswil-Jona (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 18 2 0 0 — — — — 18 2 Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 24 1 2 0 — — — — 26 1 Wil (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 35 7 1 0 — — — — 36 7 Neuchâtel Xamax 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 17 5 2 1 — — — — 19 6Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 17 2 3 2 — — — — 20 4 2022–23 15 1 3 2 2 0 — — 20 3Total 32 3 6 4 2 0 — — 40 7 Chicago Fire (loan) 2023 Major League Soccer 32 6 4 1 — — 3 0 39 7Chicago Fire 2024 Major League Soccer 27 5 0 0 — — 2 0 29 5 2025 30 2 3 1 — — 3 0 36 3 2026 16 3 2 0 — — 0 0 18 3Total 73 10 5 1 — — 5 0 83 11Career total 238 34 24 7 2 0 8 0 272 41
Honours Zürich Swiss Cup: 2017–18
Lugano Swiss Cup: 2021–22
References
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