Mark Harris (Welsh footballer)

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Mark Harris
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Winger, Striker.
Team information
Current team
Newport County
(on loan from Cardiff City)
Number 14
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Cardiff City 2 (0)
2018–Newport County (loan) 6 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Wales U17
2016– Wales U19
2017– Wales U20 3 (0)
2017– Wales U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:20, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Mark Harris (born 29 December 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Newport County, on loan from Premier League club Cardiff City, as a winger or striker.

Career

Harris began his career at Cardiff City, being offered his first professional contract by the club in December 2016.[1] He signed his first professional contract before making his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Fulham in the FA Cup as a substitute, replacing Greg Halford.[2][3]

On 2 August 2018, Harris joined League Two side Newport County on an initial six-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut for Newport on 11 August 2018 in a 1–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra,[5] scoring his first goal for the club in his following appearance, on 18 August 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Exeter City.[6]

International career

Harris has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level.[1] In May 2017, Harris was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast as a substitute in place of Tyler Roberts,[7] Harris was named in the starting line-up in Wales' remaining two group matches against France and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.[8][9]

Harris made his debut for the under-21 side on 1 September 2017 in a 3–0 victory over Switzerland, as a substitute in place of Tyler Roberts.[10]

Career statistics

As of 25 September 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2016–17[11] Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2017–18[12] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiff City total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Newport County (loan) 2018–19[13] League Two 6 2 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 2
Career total 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b Jack Vittles (1 December 2016). "This Wales Under-19 star is set to sign his first professional contract with Cardiff City". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Mark Harris signs professional deal". Cardiff City Official Site. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Newport County AFC sign Mark Harris on loan". Newport County A.F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Newport County 1–0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Exeter City 1–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0-0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Switzerland U21 0–3 Wales U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Mark Harris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Mark Harris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Harris in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.