Marjan Haydaree (Dari: مرجان حیدری; born 1997 or 1998) is a soccer player who most recently played as a forward for the American club San Jose State Spartans and the Afghanistan national team. Born in the United States, she is Afghanistan's 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 | |||
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Date of birth | 1997 or 1998 (24–25) | ||
Place of birth | Concord, California, United States | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | San Jose State Spartans | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013–2017 | Clayton Valley Charter | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Diablo Valley College | 39 | (36) |
2019–? | San Jose State Spartans | ||
National team‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Afghanistan | (4+) | |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, March 17, 2021 (UTC) |
Haydaree 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]
Haydaree 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]
In 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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 February 2012 | Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 2–0 | |||||
3. | 10 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
4. | 12 September 2012 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–7 | ||
5. | 13 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |