Elyh Harrison
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elyh Samuel Harrison | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham | |||
| –2022 | Stevenage | ||
| 2022– | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Chester (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Elyh Samuel Harrison (born 19 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Harrison joined the youth academy of Premier League side West Ham. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Stevenage. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Manchester United and helped the under-18 team win the 2024 Premier League Cup.[1] Two years later, he was sent on loan to Chester, where he made eighteen league appearances and scored zero goals.[2]
International career
[edit]Harrison played for the England national under-18 football team and the England national under-19 football team. English newspaper Manchester Evening News wrote in 2024 that he was "one of the most promising homegrown goalkeepers of his generation".[3] Through his parents, he is eligible to play for the South Africa national soccer team.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Five wonderkids Bafana could lose to foreign countries". Kick Off. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Elyh Harrison at Soccerway
- ^ "Who is Elyh Harrison? Manchester United youngster named in squad vs Newport County". Manchester Evening News. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Who is Elyh Harrison? Bafana Bafana-eligible teen promoted to Manchester United first team training". Independent Online. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Elyh Harrison at Soccerway