Marjan Haydaree (Dari: مرجان حیدری; born 14 July 1997) is a soccer player who most recently played as a forward for the American club San Jose State Spartans. Born in the United States, she represented the Afghanistan national team and is their all-time top scorer with four goals as of 2016. She has played college soccer for Diablo Valley College and San Jose State Spartans.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 14, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Concord, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose State Spartans | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Clayton Valley Charter | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Diablo Valley College | 39 | (36) |
| 2019–? | San Jose State Spartans | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Afghanistan | (4+) | |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, March 17, 2021 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
editHaydaree was born in Concord, California, United States.[1] Her parents are both from Afghanistan, and emigrated to the US in 1982 and 1991.[2] She attended Clayton Valley Charter High School.[3] Haydaree has never been to Afghanistan.[2]
Club career
editHaydaree plays as a forward.[4] while at Clayton Valley Charter High School, she made 20 appearances for their soccer team, scoring 23 goals. She was an all-league player in her junior year.[4]
Between 2017 and 2019, she played college soccer for Diablo Valley College.[4][1] In the 2017–18 season, she made 19 appearances and scored 8 goals.[1] In the 2018–19 season, she made 20 appearances and scored 28 goals.[4][1] At one point in the season, Haydaree was the league's second top scorer,[5] and she was named in the 2018 CCCSCA All Region team.[6]
In 2019, she signed with the San Jose State Spartans women's college soccer team, with two more years of college soccer eligibility.[4]
International career
editIn 2012,[4] Haydaree made her debut for the Afghanistan national team in an exhibition game against Qatar.[2] She was aged 13,[2] making her the youngest member of the squad,[4] and she scored on her debut as Afghanistan won 2–0.[2] It was Afghanistan first ever international win.[7]
Haydaree has played international games in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Japan, India and Uzbekistan.[4] At the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship, Haydaree scored goals in Afghanistan's matches against Nepal and Pakistan.[8] At the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship, she scored in Afghanistan's match against Bangladesh.[9] As of 2016, Haydaree was Afghanistan's top scorer with four goals.[2]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 February 2012 | Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 10 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Pakistan |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 4. | 12 September 2012 |  Nepal |
1–2 | 1–7 | ||
| 5. | 13 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan |  Bangladesh |
1–0 | 1–6 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Marjan Haydaree". Diablo Valley College. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Marjan Haydaree: Afghanistan far from the eyes, but close to the heart". Coeur de Foot. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Saturday, March 7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "San Jose State women's soccer adds 3 to recruiting class". SoccerWire.com. May 25, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "DVC Soccer Shuts Out American River College, 3–0". DVC Inquirer. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "2018 CCCSCA All Region/State Teams Announced". CCCSCA. 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "$1 And Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Brings New Sheen to Afghan Women Football Team". The Citizen Bureau. May 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "AFC, SAFF Women Championship, Group B, 2012". Futbol 24. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "AFC, SAFF Women Championship, Group B, 2014". Futbol 24. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2021.