Harvey Vale
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| Full name | Harvey James Vale[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haywards Heath, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hull City (on loan from Chelsea) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Crowborough | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | → Hull City (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U15 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | England U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | England U19 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | England U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 25 September 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Harvey James Vale (born 11 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hull City, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.
Early life
Born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Vale started his career at local side Crowborough FC, before joining West London side Fulham.[4] Initially a left-back, Vale played a number of positions at youth level, including covering for an injured goalkeeper for Fulham, before settling as a midfielder.[4]
Career
Chelsea
Vale left Fulham to join West London rivals Chelsea at under-13 level, and signed his first professional contract in September 2020.[5]
On 26 October, he was named among the substitutes for an EFL Cup tie with Southampton.
Vale made his Chelsea debut on 22 December 2021 in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, starting in a 2–0 win against Brentford.[6] On March 19 2022, he featured in an FA Cup quarter-final match against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute for Romelu Lukaku in the 84th minute as Chelsea went on to win the game 2–0.
On 22 May 2022, he was awarded the academy player of the year.[7]
Loan to Hull City
On 1 September 2022, he moved on loan to Hull City for the season after signing a three-year contract with Chelsea.[8] On 17 September 2022, Vale started in the 3–0 loss away to Swansea City.[9]
International career
Vale has represented England at under-15, under-16,[10] under-17 and under-19 level.[2]
On 17 June 2022, Vale was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11] On 1 July 2022, Vale captained the England U19 side and provided an assist for Carney Chukwuemeka to score in a 3–1 victory against Israel in the final.[12][13] His performances during the competition led to his inclusion in the UEFA team of the tournament.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 September 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chelsea | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hull City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
England U19
Individual
- Chelsea Academy Player of the Year: 2021–22[16]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Harvey Vale at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Who are Harvey Vale, Jude Soonsup-Bell and Xavier Simons, where can they play and how long have they been at Chelsea?". chelseafc.com. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Teenage Kicks: Harvey Vale". chelseafc.com. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Profile". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Brentford 0 Chelsea 2". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Harvey Vale awarded Chelsea Academy Player of the Season". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "New contract and maiden loan for Vale". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Swansea City 3–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "England 2–1 Turkey". tff.org. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Honeyman, Sam (1 July 2022). "Israel 1-3 England (aet): Chukwuemeka and Ramsey the extra-time heroes as Young Lions fight back". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Israel U19 1-3 England U19: Gutsy England crowned European Under-19 champions". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Harvey Vale". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Harvey Vale awarded Chelsea Academy Player of the Season". Chelsea F.C. 22 May 2022.