Kadeem Harris

Kadeem Harris

Harris playing for the Cardiff City Development Squad in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Kadeem Raymond Mathurin-Harris[1]
Date of birth	8 June 1993[2]
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cardiff City
Number	24
Youth career
000?–2009	Wycombe Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Wycombe Wanderers	19	(0)
2012–	Cardiff City	14	(1)
2013	→ Brentford (loan)	10	(1)
2015	→ Barnsley (loan)	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 25 October 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Kadeem Raymond Mathurin-Harris (born 8 June 1993), known as Kadeem Harris, is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Cardiff City, as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in Westminster, London,^[2] Harris once held the record for the youngest player ever to appear for Wycombe in the Football League, breaking Ikechi Anya's record set in 2004 by coming on as a substitute for the final 12 minutes against Yeovil Town in December 2009, aged 16 years and 201 days. Harris' record was broken by Jordan Ibe in October 2011.^[3]

Wycombe Wanderers

Harris made his home debut for the club against Gillingham on the last day of the 2009-10 season. He found his chances for first team football limited in the 2010–11 season, only featuring for 25 minutes in the Football League Trophy tie with Bristol Rovers. He scored his first goal for the first team in the quarter-final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup against Burnham. Harris was awarded the League Two Apprentice of the Year at the Football League Awards in April 2011 and later that month was one of four Wycombe scholars to be awarded professional contracts by the club.^[4][5] Harris was subject to a £50,000 bid by Premier League side Fulham in July 2011 but the offer was rejected by Wycombe.^[6] Harris made a late cameo appearance on the first day of the 2011–12 season against Scunthorpe United, replacing Joel Grant. He then made his first start in a competitive match for Wycombe in the League Cup during Wycombe's clash with Colchester United on 9 August 2011. Wycombe won on penalties but the game also saw Harris' record as youngest player broken by Jordan Ibe. On 24 September 2011, Harris made his first league start for club in a 1–0 win over Sheffield United.^[7] He was a first team regular and 22 appearances during the first half of the 2011/12 season,^[8] before departing the club in January 2012. Harris made 26 appearances in all competitions for Wycombe and scored no goals.

Cardiff City

On 30 January 2012, Harris signed for Championship side Cardiff City on a three-and-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[9] His maiden call up to the first team came in a 3-1 league defeat to Blackpool on 4 February 2012, when he was an unused substitute. He was an unused substitute on a further three occasions during the 2011/12 season and was not called into the squad for the playoffs or the 2012 League Cup final. Harris was only called into the first team squad on one occasion during the 2012/13 Championship-winning season, when he made his debut in a 2-1 FA Cup third round defeat against Macclesfield Town on 5 January 2013. Harris started the match and was substituted for Tommy O'Sullivan after 64 minutes. Harris received his first call into the first team squad of the 2013/14 season on 28 August 2013, when he was an unused substitute for a 2-0 League Cup first round win over Accrington Stanley. He was again an unused substitute in the following round, which saw Cardiff lose 3-2 to fellow Premier League side West Ham United.

Brentford (loan)

After putting in an "outstanding" performance for Cardiff in a Professional Development League game versus Brentford,^[10] on 18 October 2013 Harris joined the League One side on a loan running until 5 January 2014.^[11] The following day, he was included in the squad to face Colchester United and after replacing Will Grigg on 65 minutes, he scored the first senior goal of his career in a 3-1 win.^[12] Harris scored his second Brentford goal in an FA Cup first round tie against local neighbours Staines Town on 9 November, scoring the second in a 5-0 victory.^[13] Harris was stretchered off with a hamstring problem in a 3-0 victory over Preston North End on 21 December, casting doubt on his loan being extended.^[14] On 26 December it was reported that Harris would be out for a month, with manager Mark Warburton keen on extending the loan.^[15] Harris tweeted on 29 December that he would be returning to Cardiff, leaving plans to extend his loan up in the air.^[16] Harris made 11 appearances for Brentford and scored two goals.^[17] It was reported in mid-March 2014 that Harris was close to a return to the Bees to cover for the injured Sam Saunders, despite being sidelined with an ankle injury himself.^[18]

Barnsley (loan)

On 22 August 2015, Harris joined League One side Barnsley on loan until 21 November 2015.^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2015.

Club performance			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009–10[20]	Wycombe Wanderers	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2010–11[21]		League Two	0	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
2011–12[22]		League One	17	0	1	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
Wycombe Wanderers total			19	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	26	0
2011–12[22]	Cardiff City	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
2012–13[23]		Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
2013–14[24]	Brentford (Loan)	League One	4	1	1	1	0	0	—		5	2
2014–15	Cardiff City	Championship	12	1	2	0	2	0	—		16	1
2015–16	Barnsley (loan)	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Cardiff City total			12	1	3	0	2	0	—		17	1
Career total			35	2	6	1	4	0	3	0	48	3

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

• Football League Two Apprentice of the Year: 2010

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
3. "Harris "I'm Over the Moon"". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
4. "Harris Wins League Award". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
5. "Four sign Wycombe Wanderers pro contracts". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
6. "Waddock confirms Harris bid". Bucks Free Press. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
7. "Wycombe 1–0 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
8. "Kadeem Harris - Football Stats - Cardiff City - Season 2011/2012 - Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
9. "Kadeem Harris joins Cardiff City". Cardiff City F.C. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
10. Chris Wickham. "CARDIFF CITY DS 3 BRENTFORD DS 1". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
11. "BBC Sport - Kadeem Harris: Brentford sign Cardiff winger on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
12. "BBC Sport - Brentford 3-1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
13. "BBC Sport - Brentford 5-0 Staines Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
14. Matt Lewis (21 December 2013). "On-loan Cardiff City winger suffers injury blow against Preston". getwestlondon. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
15. Jacob Murtagh (26 December 2013). "Bees plan to extend the loan of injured Cardiff City youngster". getwestlondon. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
16. "Kads". Twitter. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
17. "Kadeem Harris - Football Stats - Cardiff City - Age 22 - Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
18. Jacob Murtagh (12 March 2014). "Brentford ponder swoop for Cardiff City winger". getwestlondon. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
19. "Loan Deal: Harris links up with Tykes". Cardiff City. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
20. "Games played by Kadeem Harris in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
21. "Games played by Kadeem Harris in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
22. "Games played by Kadeem Harris in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
23. "Games played by Kadeem Harris in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
24. "Games played by Kadeem Harris in 2013/2014". SoccerBase. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links

• Kadeem Harris career statistics at Soccerbase