Marlon Hairston (born March 23, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and full-back for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.

[12] He ended the regular season with three goals and six assists from 21 appearances, helping the Rapids qualify for the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs by finishing 2nd in the Western Conference.

[7][13] In the playoffs, Hairston made four appearances as the Rapids reached the Conference Finals, where they lost to Seattle Sounders FC, the eventual champions, 3–1 on aggregate.

[16] On February 20, 2018, Hairston made his first appearance in a CONCACAF Champions League match, playing the whole 90 at right wingback in a 2–0 loss to Toronto FC.

[17] Hairston suffered a knee injury on March 31 in a win over the Philadelphia Union that required surgery and forced him to miss two months.

[20][21] Hairston ended the regular season with 15 appearances and two assists as the Rapids finished 11th in the Western conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

[23] Hairston made his Dynamo debut February 19, coming on as a substitute for Alberth Elis in a 1–0 win over CD Guastatoya in the CONCACAF Champions League.

[7][29] On November 13, 2019, Hairston was traded along with $600,000 in Allocation Money to Minnesota United FC in exchange for Darwin Quintero and the 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

[30] He made his Minnesota debut on July 22, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with the Colorado Rapids during the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament.

[31] Hairston made 9 appearances in a shortened regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping the Loons finish 4th in the Western Conference and qualify for the playoffs.

On January 8, 2018, Hairston received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.