 Haber with theVancouver Whitecaps in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Warren Haber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (age 36)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Vancouver Selects | ||
| 2006–2008 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Exeter City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | →St Johnstone (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | St Johnstone | 31 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Stevenage | 45 | (7) |
| 2013 | →Notts County (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Crewe Alexandra | 76 | (16) |
| 2016–2019 | Dundee | 38 | (11) |
| 2018 | →Falkirk (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Pacific FC | 13 | (3) |
| 2020 | Cavalry FC | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Visakha | 17 | (17) |
| 2022–2024 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 56 | (56) |
| 2024–2025 | Chonburi | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Nongbua Pitchaya (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2025– | Bangkok | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Canada U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2005 | Canada U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Canada U20 | 21 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Canada U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2010–2016 | Canada | 27 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:08, 11 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 11, 2016 | |||
Marcus Warren Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a Canadian professionalsoccer player who plays as astriker forThai League 2 clubBangkok.
Haber began his career in the youth academies ofVancouver Selects and DutchEredivisie clubFC Groningen. He returned to Canada in February 2009 to sign forVancouver Whitecaps and in January 2010 signed for EnglishChampionship clubWest Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee. Over the following year he wasloaned toExeter City, Vancouver Whitecaps, andScottish Premier League clubSt Johnstone, joining the latter permanently in July 2011. After one season, he moved toLeague One clubStevenage, spending two years there and also featuring on loan forNotts County. In July 2014, he signed forCrewe Alexandra, where he played for two seasons.
Haber joinedScottish Premiership clubDundee in October 2016 and spent the first half of the2018–19 season on loan atFalkirk. In January 2019, he joinedPacific FC of the newly formedCanadian Premier League, transferring to league rivalsCavalry FC a year later. Haber spent the2021 season withCambodian Premier League clubVisakha, before joiningPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng, scoring 74 goals in 71 appearances and winning a domestic double in his second season. He joinedThai League 2 clubChonburi in July 2024, spending the2024–25 season on loan withNongbua Pitchaya, before signing forBangkok in July 2025. At international level, Haber has representedCanada fromunder-16 tounder-23 level and earned 27 senior caps, scoring three goals.
Born inVancouver, British Columbia, Haber is the eldest of three children.[4] He is of Austrian descent through his father.[5] He began playing soccer at the age of five for Dunbar SA, while also playing baseball and basketball during his youth.[4] He attendedLord Kitchener Elementary School andLord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver.[4]
Haber joinedVancouver Selects in 2002, progressing through the youth academy and helping the team win a national championship in early 2006.[6] Later that year, he played for theWhitecaps FC Reserves in thePacific Coast Soccer League before moving to Europe, where he spent two seasons with the under-19 team ofDutch Eredivisie clubFC Groningen.[7] During his time at Groningen, he made over 20 appearances for the youth team and a further two for the reserves.[4]
Haber joined EnglishLeague One clubLeeds United on trial, taking part in their pre-season tour to Ireland ahead of the2008–09 season.[8] He scored once in two appearances,[4][9] and stayed with Leeds upon their return to England, with managerSimon Grayson "still showing interest" in signing him.[10] However, no contract offer materialised and Haber began to search for another club.[4][11] In August 2008, Haber trialled unsuccessfully withHartlepool United, appearing in apre-season friendly againstYork City.[12] Later that month, he had another unsuccessful trial atRotherham United.[13][14] In September, he spent two weeks on trial atLeague Two clubGillingham,[15] playing in reserve matches againstSouthampton andCrystal Palace, but was not offered a contract.[4]
After an unsuccessful search for a club in Europe, Haber returned to Canada and subsequently signed for theVancouver Whitecaps on February 11, 2009.[4] He received both the 'Newcomer of the Year' and 'Fan's Favourite' awards following his first season with the club.[16] Haber was one of sevenUSL First Division players to feature in every regular-season match for the club during the2009 season. He scored his first goal for Vancouver on April 18, 2009 in a 2–1 away defeat to thePuerto Rico Islanders,[17] earning a place in the USL-1 Team of the Week for Week Two.[18] In theNutrilite Canadian Championship, Haber scored the winning goal in a 2–0 away victory overMontreal Impact on May 20, 2009, scoring 33 seconds into the match to set a record for the quickest goal in the competition's history.[19]
Haber was named in the Team of the Week for Week 14 following a goal and an assist in a 4–0 home victory overMinnesota Thunder on July 9, 2009.[20] Vancouver finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place inthe play-offs.[21] Haber scored headed goals in both legs of the play-off semi-final againstPortland Timbers, helping his team progress to the USL-1 Championship Series final with a 5–4 aggregate victory.[22][23] He also scored in the first leg of thefinal, as Vancouver were defeated 6–3 on aggregate by Canadian rivals Montreal Impact.[24] At the conclusion of the season, Haber was awarded the USL First Division Rookie of the Year for 2009.[25] He finished the season with 12 goals in 39 appearances.[26]
In November 2009, Haber spent four days training withChampionship clubWest Bromwich Albion.[27] The trial proved successful and Haber signed for the club on January 12, 2010 for an undisclosed fee, having agreed personal terms and passed a medical examination.[28] Upon joining, Haber stated the club had been clear in their intention to develop him as a young player.[29][30]
Having made only two reserve appearances for West Brom due to multiple postponements caused by adverse weather conditions,[31] Haber joinedLeague One clubExeter City on a month-longloan on February 18, 2010 to gain first-team experience.[32] He made his debut two days later in a 1–0 home defeat toStockport County, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in the match.[33] He made five appearances during the loan agreement before returning to West Brom in March 2010.[34]
Haber rejoined Vancouver Whitecaps on a two-month loan on April 9, 2010.[31][35] West Brom stated that the move was intended to provide him with more game time, as international clearance delays and fixture postponements had limited his playing opportunities in England.[31] During the loan, he made 15 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.[36][37]
Ahead of the2010–11 season, Haber joinedScottish Premier League clubSt Johnstone on a season-long loan.[38] ManagerDerek McInnes described him as "young, hungry, has real pace and keen to learn", noting that West Brom viewed the loan as an opportunity for regular first-team football.[38] Haber made his competitive debut on August 14, 2010 in a 1–1 draw againstHearts, playing 72 minutes.[39] He made 14 appearances and scored twice in the opening three months of the season,[40] before suffering a rupturedanterior cruciate ligament in a 3–0 home defeat toKilmarnock on November 6, 2010.[41] The injury, sustained in what was described as an innocuous incident on a slick playing surface, required surgery and ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[41][42]
Haber was released by West Brom on July 4, 2011, having made no first-team appearances for the club.[43] He signed a one-year contract with St Johnstone on July 22, 2011 after a two-week trial with the club.[44][45] Initially used mainly from the substitutes' bench during the opening months of the2011–12 season, Haber scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3–1 victory over Hibernian on November 26, 2011.[46][47] Haber made 34 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice,[48] as St Johnstone finished sixth in the league.[49]
Upon the expiry of his contract at St Johnstone, Haber signed a two-year contract with League One clubStevenage on a free transfer on July 4, 2012.[50][51] He made his debut in a 3–1 home victory overAFC Wimbledon in theLeague Cup on August 14, 2012, providing two assists.[52] His first goal for the club came in a 2–1 victory againstCoventry City at theRicoh Arena, scoring the decisive goal with a header in the 75th minute after coming on as a substitute.[53] Haber made 46 appearances in all competitions during the2012–13 season.[54] In May 2013, he was placed on the transfer list by new managerGraham Westley, who stated that Haber was unlikely to play in the following season and would benefit from a move elsewhere.[55]
Despite remaining on the transfer list, Haber featured in Stevenage's first three matches of the2013–14 season,[56] before joining fellow League One clubNotts County on a three-month emergency loan on September 13, 2013.[57] He scored twice in 11 appearances during the loan spell, which ended following his sending-off for an apparent elbow in a 1–1 draw away atBradford City on November 26, 2013.[56][58] He departed Stevenage upon the conclusion of his contract in June 2014.[59]
Having spent pre-season ahead of the2014–15 season on trial withBarnsley, Haber signed a two-year contract with League One clubCrewe Alexandra on July 31, 2014.[60] He scored his first goal for the club with a brace in a 5–2 home defeat toRochdale on August 19, 2014.[61] Haber finished his first season as Crewe's top goalscorer, scoring eight goals in 39 appearances as the club avoided relegation by finishing 20th in League One.[61][62] He scored 10 goals in 43 appearances during the2015–16 season, finishing as joint-top goalscorer for the club, although Crewe were relegated after finishing bottom of the league.[63][64][65] He was released upon the expiry of his contract in May 2016.[64]
Without a club during the opening months of the2016–17 season, Haber spent a week on trial withScottish Premiership clubDundee in October 2016.[66] He signed for the club on October 24, 2016 on a contract until the end of that season, with managerPaul Hartley highlighting his height, strength and penalty-box presence as attributes that offered a different option in attack.[66] Haber made his debut two days later in a 2–0 home defeat toPartick Thistle[67] and scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory againstMotherwell on November 5, 2016.[68][69] After scoring three goals in 11 appearances, Haber signed a new two-year contract with Dundee on January 19, 2017.[68][70] He finished the season as the club's top goalscorer, with nine goals in 28 appearances,[68] which included two late-season match-winners that contributed to Dundee securing their Premiership status.[68][71][72]
Haber found himself out of the first team at the start of the2017–18 season following the arrival ofSofien Moussa.[73] ManagerNeil McCann also noted that he and Haber had experienced a number of disagreements.[73] Haber played a peripheral role throughout the season, scoring two goals in 13 appearances, with a knee injury limiting his involvement in the second half of the season.[74][75] He joined Scottish Championship clubFalkirk on a season-long loan on July 28, 2018, reuniting with manager Paul Hartley who had previously signed him for Dundee.[76] Haber made 17 appearances without scoring during the first half of the2018–19 season, after which Falkirk terminated the loan.[77][78] Haber subsequently left Dundee by mutual consent in January 2019.[79][80]
Following his departure from Dundee, Haber returned to Canada and signed with newly formedCanadian Premier League clubPacific FC on January 9, 2019.[81][82] He made his debut in the club's inaugural match, a 1–0 victory overHFX Wanderers FC,[83] and scored his first goal for Pacific in a 2–2 draw withYork 9 FC on May 18, 2019.[83] A knee injury limited his playing time during the2019 season, during which he made 15 appearances and scored four goals.[83][84]
Ahead of the2020 season, Haber signed with Canadian Premier League clubCavalry FC.[84] He made his debut on August 13, 2020 in the opening-day 2–2 draw againstForge FC[85] and scored his first goal two days later in a 2–0 victory overValour FC.[86] Haber scored twice in nine appearances during the shortened2020 Canadian Premier League season, which was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[83][87][88] Upon the conclusion of the season, Haber departed Cavalry by mutual consent, allowing him to pursue potential opportunities overseas.[89]
Haber signed withCambodian Premier League clubVisakha on January 18, 2021.[90] Haber scored his first goal for the club on July 3, 2021 in a 2–2 draw againstNagaworld FC.[91] In the following match, he set a club record by scoring four goals in a 9–0 victory overAsia Euro United.[92] Haber finished the season as Visakha's top scorer with 17 goals and 10 assists. He departed the club shortly after the season concluded.[93]
Haber signed for fellow Cambodian Premier League clubPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng on January 16, 2022.[94] He finished the2022 season as the league's top scorer with 25 goals, registering 31 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions,[83][95][96] and was named the league's Player of the Season.[96] He signed a contract extension on January 20, 2023.[95] During the2023–24 season, Haber scored 43 goals in 39 appearances as PKR Svay Rieng secured the Cambodian Premier League title and theHun Sen Cup.[97] He won the Golden Boot with 31 league goals, was named Player of the Season, and included in the Cambodian Premier League Team of the Year.[97]
Upon the expiry of his contract with PKR Svay Rieng, Haber signed forThai League 2 clubChonburi on July 2, 2024.[98] Ahead of the2024–25 season, Chonburi signedDerley as their sixth designated foreign player, exceeding the quota of five permitted per match.[99] Consequently, Haber was loaned toThai League 1 clubNongbua Pitchaya on August 14, 2024, without making any first-team appearances for Chonburi.[99] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances during the loan, including ahat-trick in a 3–2 victory againstUthai Thani on September 23, 2024.[83] Haber left Chonburi at the end of the season and joined Thai League 2 clubBangkok in July 2025.[100]
Haber represented Canada at youth levels from under-16 tounder-23, scoring five goals in 32 appearances across all age groups.[83][3] He made his debut forthe senior team in a 2–2 friendly againstUkraine at theValeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium on October 8, 2010, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute forOlivier Occéan.[101] Haber earned his first start for Canada againstJapan on March 22, 2013, during which he scored his first senior international goal with a second-half header in a 2–1 defeat.[102][103] He was named in Canada's squads for the2013 and2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[3] Between 2010 and 2016, Haber earned 27caps and scored three goals for the national team.[3]
Primarily deployed as astriker, Haber has been described as an "archetypaltarget man", using his height and physical presence to win aerial duels and hold up play.[82][104][105] During his time in Cambodia, his heading ability earned him the nickname "King of the Header".[104]
Haber enjoys listening to and producinghip hop music in his spare time and has an interest in fashion.[4][106]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2009[83] | USL First Division | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 3 | 39 | 12 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2009–10[107] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11[108] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Exeter City (loan) | 2009–10[107] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 2010[83] | USSF Division 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2010–11[108] | Scottish Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| St Johnstone | 2011–12[109] | Scottish Premier League | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Stevenage | 2012–13[110] | League One | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| 2013–14[56] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Notts County (loan) | 2013–14[56] | League One | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2014–15[61] | League One | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| 2015–16[63] | League One | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 43 | 10 | |
| Total | 76 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 18 | ||
| Dundee | 2016–17[68] | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| 2017–18[74] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | ||
| Falkirk (loan) | 2018–19[77] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pacific FC | 2019[83] | Canadian Premier League | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Cavalry FC | 2020[83] | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Visakha | 2021[83] | Cambodian Premier League | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| PKR Svay Rieng | 2022[83] | Cambodian Premier League | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 |
| 2023–24[83] | Cambodian Premier League | 29 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | |
| Total | 56 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 74 | ||
| Chonburi | 2024–25[83] | Thai League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nongbua Pitchaya (loan) | 2024–25[83] | Thai League 1 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| Bangkok | 2025–26[83] | Thai League 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 408 | 133 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 466 | 162 | ||
| National team | Season | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2010[111] | 1 | 0 |
| 2011[111] | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012[111] | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013[111] | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014[111] | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015[111] | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016[111] | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 3 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22, 2013 | Khalifa International Stadium,Doha, Qatar | 4 |  Japan | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | March 27, 2015 | Lockhart Stadium,Fort Lauderdale, United States | 13 |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | October 6, 2016 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh, Morocco | 25 |  Mauritania | 3–0 | 4–0 |
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