Calvin Harris

Biography

Calvin William Harris (born 20 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Early life Harris was born in Middlesbrough, England. His father, Terry, played for Sheffield United. He moved to Hong Kong at the age of 10. Youth career Harris began his youth career with Hong Kong FC. When he was 14, Harris obtained a scholarship to join the youth academy of New Zealand side Wellington Phoenix. He made his debut for the senior team at the age of 16 in the 2017 Sisters City Cup against Beijing BG. He went on to represent the Phoenix in the HKFC Soccer Sevens in 2016, 2017 and 2018. While Harris was free to appear in friendly games for Wellington Phoenix and their reserve team, he was unable to play in any organised competitions until he turned 18 due to FIFA laws prohibiting the international transfers of minors. In 2018, having turned 18, he finally began appearing for Wellington Phoenix's reserves in the New Zealand Football Championship, scoring two goals in six games. The Phoenix decided to not sign him to a first team contract for the A-League club as Harris' lack of a New Zealand passport meant they would have been required to use one of their five import slots. College career Going into college, Harris chose Wake Forest over Akron, Elon, and North Carolina. As a freshman, Harris appeared in 23 games for Wake Forest, and scored 6 goals. He was also named to the 2019 All-ACC Freshman Team. In his second year with Wake Forest, Harris appeared in all 9 matches of the fall season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, scoring four goals. Harris was named co-offensive Player of the Week for the week of 21–27 September, and then won the award a second time later. Professional career Harris signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, ahead of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, where he was selected second overall by FC Cincinnati. Harris made his first appearance for FC Cincinnati in a friendly vs. Louisville City FC, coming on as a halftime substitute.