Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Marlon Harewood -  Marlon Anderson Harewood (born 25 August 1979) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Hartlepool United as a striker.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007. In 2009 he spent short periods on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
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Athlete