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Seb Harris
Personal information
Full name Sebastian James Harris
Date of birth (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Rochester, Michigan, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City FC
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Michigan Bucks 14 (1)
2009–2011 Northampton Town 13 (1)
2010–2011 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2013 Michigan Bucks 29 (2)
2014– Detroit City FC 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian James "Seb" Harris (born August 5, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays for Detroit City FC in the National Premier Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Born in Rochester, Michigan, Harris attended Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan, and played college soccer at Oakland University, and impressed scoring 12 goals, including 9 assists in 45 games over a three-year period. He also played with the Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League in 2009, making 14 appearances for the team.[1]

Professional

Following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, Harris travelled to England, and was offered a trial with English League Two side Northampton Town. After scoring two goals in friendlies against Long Buckby and Stamford, Harris joined Northampton on 3 August 2009, on a six month contract.[2] Harris made his professional debut on 21 November, against Crewe Alexandra, coming on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw.[3] Harris was retained at the end of January until the end of the season, and repaid Ian Sampson's faith in him with a late winner against Cheltenham Town on 27 February.[4] Harris signed a new contract at the end of the season and was converted by Sampson into a defender for the 2010-11 season.

On 29 October 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers on loan until January 2011. After his loan at Stafford expired, he moved to Nuneaton Town on a one month loan.,[5] before being released by Northampton at the end of the season.

Returning to the United States, Harris joined his old club Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League for the 2011 season. He played his first game back with the Bucks on June 10, a 2-1 win over Forest City London.[6]

In 2014, Harris joined Detroit City FC, making 17 appearances between 2014 and 2015 as a defender.[7] After the 2015 season, a supporter podcast for the club named him Detroit City FC's "Breakout Player of the Year."[8]

References

  1. ^ 2009 Michigan Bucks stats USL Soccer. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ^ Cobblers to keep Harris ntfc.co.uk. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. ^ Northampton 2-2 Crewe BBC Sport. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. ^ Late Harris header earns home win ntfc.co.uk. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  5. ^ http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~2290010,00.html
  6. ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214450.html
  7. ^ "DETROIT CITY FC ALL-TIME NPSL STATISTICS". www.detcityfc.com. Detroit City FC. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  8. ^ @DCFCFC (August 12, 2015). "DCFCFC Breakout Player Award: Seb Harris. 2 huge game-winning goals, 1 phantom red card, more air than Delta, uncountable rushes smothered" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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