Harry Van Der Saag
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Van Der Saag | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FNSW NTC | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manly United | ||
| 2015–2019 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Sydney FC NPL | 25 | (1) |
| 2019– | Sydney FC | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2019 | |||
Harry Van Der Saag (born 29 October 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sydney FC.
Club career
Sydney FC
Van Der Saag first played with Sydney FC in a pre-season friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he marked French superstar Kylian Mbappé.[1] Following the friendly, he was signed to a professional scholarship contract by Sydney FC.[2][3][4] He made his first professional appearance for Sydney FC on 14 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute, replacing Alexander Baumjohann.[5] In January 2020, he extended his contract with Sydney FC by 2 years.[6]
International career
In November 2019, Van Der Saag was called up for the Australia U-23 squad playing a series of 3 friendlies in Chongqing, China.[7][8] Van Der Saag made one appearance[citation needed] and Australia claimed the Dazu Cup, winning all 3 friendlies.[9]
References
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (31 July 2019). "Sydney FC teen snares Mbappe's match shirt after dream debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Teen football star Harry Van der Saag chasing another dream debut after snaring Sydney FC contract". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2019.
- ^ Rupolo, Nicholas (4 September 2019). "Sydney FC promote trio of youngsters". FTBL.
- ^ Hill, Simon (1 October 2019). "He scored 18 goals last season. But Sydney FC want even more from star import Adam le Fondre". Fox Sports.
We have a couple of scholarship players in Ryan Teague, Marco Tilio and Harry Van der Saag...
- ^ "Harry Van der Saag makes Sydney FC debut against Mariners". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Harry Van der Saag Signs New Deal". Sydney FC. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia U-23 National Team Named for China Tour". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Harry Van der Saag earns Aussie call-up before hitting pitch for Sydney FC in A-League". The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Australia U-23s claim 2019 'Dazu Cup' in China". Football Federation Australia. 20 November 2019.
External links
- Harry Van Der Saag at Soccerway
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