Player Details

Name

Jack Harrison

Height

5' 9"

Weight

154 lbs

Date of Birth

11.20.1996 (29)

Birthplace

Stoke-on-Trent, England

Position

Midfielder

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

Designated Player, International
Career Summary

Updated August 1, 2026 

JACK HARRISON AT A GLANCE:

  • Over 11-year professional career, owns over 325 club appearances across all competitions, playing at the top-flight in the Italy and England.
  • Logged 181 career appearances in the English Premier League for Leeds United and Everton FC, recording 25 goals and 20 assists.
  • Appeared in 219 matches for Leeds United between 2018-26, helping the club earn promotion as league champions and a return to the Premier League in 2020.
  • Selected first overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and spent first two professional seasons in MLS with New York City FC, appearing in 55 MLS matches and tallying 14 goals and 10 assists.
  • Played one season of collegiate soccer at Wake Forest University, scoring eight goals and adding 11 assists in 22 games and leading the Demon Deacons to the College Cup Quarterfinals.
  • Named 2015 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year for soccer for Berkshire School in Massachusetts, totaling 44 goals, 65 assists, and three NEPSAC Class A titles for his career.
  • Began career developing in the Manchester United Academy for seven years, following a brief stint as an Academy player for Liverpool FC.

MLS CAREER: Career MLS totals include 55 appearances, with 50 starts, scoring 14 goals and adding 10 assists…Returned to MLS in 2026, signing with New England from English Premier League club Leeds United FC and signed to a Designated Player contract through the 2029-30 MLS season…Spent two seasons with New York City FC from 2016-17, appearing in 61 games across all competitions…In 2017, started 33 of his 34 league appearances, scoring 10 goals and adding six assists…Made one additional start in U.S. Open Cup action…Started two matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs…In first MLS season in 2016, made 21 appearances, with 17 starts, tallying four goals and seven assists…Made one appearance in U.S. Open Cup play…Started both MLS Cup Playoff contests.

2026: Acquired from English Premier League club Leeds United FC and signed to a Designated Player contract through the 2029-30 MLS season, on July 25, 2026… Obtained a U.S. Green Card and is designated as a domestic player on New England’s roster.

2017 (with New York City FC): In 2017, started 33 of his 34 league appearances, scoring 10 goals and adding six assists…Made one additional start in U.S. Open Cup action…(3/5) at ORL: Started and played 90 minutes in season opener…(4/1) vs. SJ: Tallied first goal of the campaign…(4/14) at PHI: Scored second goal of the season in a shutout victory…(4/29) at CLB: Recorded first multi-goal game of professional career…(5/28) at ATL: Notched fifth goal of the season…(5/31) vs. NE: Scored in back-to-back contests for first time in MLS career…(6/14) at RBNY: Made first career start in the U.S. Open Cup, logging 90 minutes…(6/17) vs. SEA: Registered game-winning assist to cap a 2-1 comeback victory…(6/24) at RBNY: Scored seventh goal of the campaign…(6/28) vs. MIN: Recorded a goal-and-assist performance in a 90-minute effort…Third straight match with a goal contribution…(7/19) vs. TOR: Tallied an assist in a 2016 playoff rematch…(9/6) vs. SKC: Scored lone goal of the match and ninth of the regular season to lead a 1-0 victory…(9/27) at MTL: Scored game-winning goal to reach 10 for the season…Postseason: Started two matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs…(11/5) vs. CLB: Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 victory.

2016 (with New York City FC): In first MLS season in 2016, made 21 appearances, with 17 starts, tallying four goals and seven assists…Made one appearance in U.S. Open Cup play…Missed first two months of rookie season recover from a pelvic facture…(5/18) at TOR: Available on matchday roster for first time, but did not make an appearance…(5/21) vs. RBNY: Made MLS and professional debut off the bench, playing 33 minutes…(6/2) vs. RSL: Made first MLS start and scored first goal of professional career…(6/15) vs. NY: Made U.S. Open Cup debut off the bench…(6/18) vs. PHI: Tallied first MLS assist…(7/3) vs. RBNY: Recorded first goal-and-assist performance in MLS, leading a 2-0 win…(7/17) at MTL: Scored game-winning goal in a road victory, his third of the season…(7/30) vs. COL: Tallied first multi-assist game of MLS career…(9/17) vs. DAL: Started and played 90 minutes, recording second multi-assist game of the season…(10/23) vs. CLB: Tallied a goal and an assist in the regular season finale…Marked 50th career MLS start…Postseason: Started both MLS Cup Playoff contests…(10/30) at TOR: Made MLS Cup Playoffs debut with a 90-minute effort.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Over his 11-year professional career, owns over 325 club appearances across all competitions, playing at the top-flight in the Italy and England…Recorded 181 appearances in the Premier League with Leeds United and Everton…Began European club career in 2018, signing with Manchester City…Did not make an appearance for Manchester City…Spent second half of 2017-18 season on loan with Middlesbrough FC, appearing in six total matches with four league appearances…Loaned to Leeds United ahead of 2018-19 season…Appeared in 219 matches for Leeds United between 2018-26, helping the club earn promotion and a return to the Premier League in 2020…Signed a permanent deal with Leeds in July 2021…Tallied 34 goals and 32 assists for Leeds…Spent 2023-25 on loan with Everton for two seasons, appearing in 73 matches across all competitions with five goals and four assists…Returned to Leeds for first half of 2025-26 campaign, notching 13 additional appearances…Loaned to Italian Serie A side ACF Fiorentina for six months in January 2026…Tallied one goal and three assists in 22 games across all competitions for Fiorentina.

Leeds United: Appeared in 219 matches for Leeds United between 2018-26, helping the club earn promotion and a return to the Premier League in 2020…Loaned to Leeds United ahead of 2018-19 season…Signed a permanent deal with Leeds in July 2021…Returned to Leeds for first half of 2025-26 campaign, notching 13 additional appearances…Tallied 34 goals and 32 assists for Leeds…Joined Leeds on loan in 2018, appearing in 37 league matches during the EFL Championship campaign, and two additional EFL Playoff appearances…Also added an FA Cup start and two EFL Cup matches…Made Leeds debut on Aug. 5, 2018 vs. Stoke City off the bench…Netted first goal for the club on Sept. 15, 2018 at Millwall…In 2019-20, appeared in all 46 league matches to help Leeds gain promotion…Scored six goals and eight assists…In first Premier League season in 2020-21, scored eight goals and added eight assists in 36 league appearances…Tallied a goal and two assists on May 15, 2021 at Burnley…Scored eight league goals along with one assist over 35 games in 2021-22…Tallied two goals and one assist in two EFL Cup contests…On Aug. 24, 2021, scored two goals and tallied one assist in a 3-0 EFL Cup victory over Crewe Alexandra…Recorded first professional hat trick on Jan. 16, 2022 at West Ham United…Scored in three straight matches from March 18 to April 9, 2022…Scored five goals and tallied seven assists in 36 appearances during the 2022-23 season…Also added one goal and three assists in three FA Cup matches…Recorded two assists in an FA Cup Third Round replay vs. Cardiff City on Jan. 18, 2023…Tallied a goal and an assist in FA Cup Fourth Round action at Accrington Stanley…Returned to Leeds after two years on loan for the 2025-26 campaign, logging 11 league appearances…Made final Leeds appearance on Jan. 11, 2026 in an FA Cup Third Round match at Derby County FC.

ACF Fiorentina: Loaned to Italian Serie A side ACF Fiorentina for six months in January 2026…Tallied one goal and three assists in 22 games across all competition…Played in 15 league contests and one Coppa d’Italia match…Also featured six times in UEFA Conference League knockout round play, starting five times…Made club debut on Jan. 24, 2026 vs. Cagliari…Registered first Serie A assist on Feb. 7, 2026 vs. Torino…Opened Serie A goalscoring account on April 20 at Lecce.

Everton FC: Spent 2023-25 on loan with Everton for two seasons, appearing in 73 matches across all competitions with five goals and four assists…In 2023-24 campaign, appeared in 29 league matches, tallying three goals and three assists…Added one goal in three FA Cup appearances…Also made three EFL Cup starts…Made club debut off the bench against Luton Town FC on Sept. 30, 2023…In first start for Everton on Oct. 7, 2023 vs. Bournemouth, recorded first goal and assist for the club in a 3-0 victory…Also scored FA Cup goal against Luton Town on Jan. 27, 2024…In 2024-25, returned on loan to Everton and appeared in 34 league contests, scoring one goal and one assist…Added two appearances each in the FA Cup and EFL Cup competitions.

Middlesbrough FC: Spent first half of 2018-19 season on loan with Middlesbrough FC, making four league appearances and playing in two additional games for the U-23 side…Made senior debut on Feb. 17, 2018 against Cardiff City…Recorded lone assist in final appearance for the club on May 6, 2018 at Ipswich Town FC.

Manchester City FC: Began European club career in 2018, signing with Manchester City…Did not make an appearance for the club.

INTERNATIONAL (ENGLAND): Capped twice by the England Under-21 National Team in 2017…Made international debut off the bench on Oct. 6, 2017, in a UEFA U-21 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland U-21s…Tallied first international start on Oct. 10, 2017, against Andorra U-21s.

COLLEGE (WAKE FOREST): Played one season of college soccer at Wake Forest…Tied for team lead with eight goals and 11 assists…Named 2015 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year…Semifinalist for the 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy…His 11 assists finished tied for sixth in program history and were the most in a single season by a freshman…First men’s soccer player in school history selected first overall in the MLS SuperDraft.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jack David Harrison…Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, and raised in Greater Manchester…Son of Deborah Harrison…Attended Harwood Meadows Primary School, and then Turton School…Spent brief stint in Liverpool FC Academy, before switching to Manchester United…Departed home country at age 14 to move to United States…Attended the Berkshire School in Massachusetts, playing for the school’s affiliate club Black Rock FC…Named 2015 Gatorade High School Boys Soccer National Player of the Year…Totaled 44 goals, 65 assists, and three NEPSAC Class A titles for his high school career…Played for Manhattan SC Academy for final two years of high school.