Michael Harrington (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Harrington | ||
| Date of birth | January 24, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2003–2006 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Raleigh CASL Elite | 10 | (1) |
| 2007– | Sporting Kansas City[1] | 138 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | United States U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 26, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michael Harrington (born January 24, 1986 in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
Harrington attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played on the men's college soccer team from 2003 to 2006. During the collegiate off season, he also played for the Raleigh CASL Elite of the USL Premier Development League.
[edit] Professional
Harrington was selected in the first round (third overall) of the SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. He finished 3rd overall in voting for Rookie of the Year.
[edit] International
Harrington was a member of the U-17 Residency Program at the Bradenton Academy and while there played for the US at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland in which the team reached the quarterfinals.[2] Two years later Harrington represented America at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Team was known as Kansas City Wizards 2007-2010
- ^ 2003 FIFA U-17 player statistics
- ^ 2005 FIFA U-20 player statistics
[edit] External links
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