Jack Harrison (footballer, born 1996)

Jack Harrison

Personal information
Date of birth	20 November 1996
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	New York City
Number	11
Youth career
2003–2010	Manchester United
2013–2015	Manhattan Soccer Club
College career
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	22	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2016–	New York City	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Jack Harrison (born 20 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Academy and youth

Born in Stoke-on-Trent and raised in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Jack Harrison spent seven years in the academy system at Manchester United before moving to the United States at the age of 14 and attending Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. There, he won the 2015 Gatorade National Boys' Soccer Player of the Year and Gatorade Massachusetts Soccer Player of the Year awards. He was also a two-time NSCAA All-American and won the USYSA Golden Ball in 2014. He scored 24 goals and had 33 assists in three seasons at Berkshire and NEPSAC Class A champions for three straight seasons.

College

In 2015, Harrison became the only freshman to have made any of the three All-American teams, being a NSCAA First Team All-American. He also won the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player, ACC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-ACC, ACC All-Freshman Team selection, MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award. Harrison played for Wake Forest University.

New York City

In December 2015, reports emerged that New York City were attempting to claim Harrison as a homegrown player due to him playing with NYCFC youth affiliate Manhattan Soccer Club for the prior three years, allowing them to sign him before the draft.^[1] However this claim was rejected by MLS, and Harrison entered the 2016 MLS SuperDraft as the youngest available player.

On 14 January 2016, he was selected^[2] as the #1 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire and traded to New York City for the #4 overall pick and allocation money.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Honours

Individual

• Gatorade Player of the Year: 2015^[11]

References

1. Dave Martinez (21 December 2015). "Sources: NYCFC seek homegrown claim on Wake Forest star Jack Harrison".
2. "Jack Harrison Bio - The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacon Athletics". Wake Forest Sports. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
3. Nicholas Rosano (14 January 2016). "Chicago Fire select Wake Forest midfielder Jack Harrison first in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, trade him to New York City FC". MLS.com.
4. Bob Williams (16 January 2016). "Jack Harrison 'no longer a secret' in England after MLS No 1 draft pick and move to New York City FC". The Daily Telegraph.
5. Parker, Graham (14 January 2016). "Top pick Jack Harrison heads to NYC FC – but is the MLS SuperDraft broken?". The Guardian.
6. Joe Tansey (14 January 2016). "Jack Harrison, NYCFC Take Roundabout Way to Draft Day Marriage". Bleacher Report.
7. Andy Charles (15 January 2016). "Former Manchester United academy player Jack Harrison top pick in MLS Draft". Sky Sports.
8. Jeff Carlisle (14 January 2016). "Chicago Fire pick Jack Harrison first in MLS SuperDraft, trade him to NYCFC". ESPNFC.com.
9. Simon Lloyd. "Former Man United academy player joins City's sister club in MLS". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
10. Anthony Jepson (15 January 2016). "Patrick Vieira's first New York City signing is a former Manchester United man". Manchester Evening News.
11. "New York City FC on Twitter: "Congratulations to Jack Harrison of #NYCFC Youth Affiliate @ManhattanSC on winning the Gatorade National POY Award!"". 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

External links

• MLS.com profile
• New York City FC profile