Harrison Heath
FullnameHarrison William Heath
Birth date6 March 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeNewcastle-under-Lyme, England
PositionMidfielder
Youthyears 12011–2012
Youthclubs 1Houston Dynamo
Youthyears 22012–2014
Youthclubs 2Norwich City
Years 12012
Clubs 1Orlando City U-23
Caps 12
Goals 10
Years 22014–2016
Clubs 2Orlando City
Caps 213
Goals 20
Years 32016
Clubs 3→ Orlando City B (loan)
Caps 312
Goals 31
Years 42017
Clubs 4Atlanta United
Caps 41
Goals 40
Years 52017
Clubs 5→ Sacramento Republic (loan)
Caps 52
Goals 50
Years 62018
Clubs 6Minnesota United
Caps 64
Goals 60
Years 72019–2020
Clubs 7Miami FC
Caps 725
Goals 70

Harrison William Heath (born 6 March 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Youth career

Heath played in the youth academy of Houston Dynamo from 2011 to 2012 before moving to England to play for Norwich City's academy from 2012 to 2014, where he was part of the U18 squad that won the 2013 FA Youth Cup.[1] In between his time at Houston and Norwich, Heath played for Orlando City U-23 and took part in two games.[1]

Orlando City

Heath signed his first professional contract with Orlando City on 17 July 2014.[1] This would be their last season in the United Soccer League before moving to Major League Soccer. During this final USL season, Heath appeared in 8 matches, starting 5 of them.[2]

The next season he was kept with the team as they made their inaugural campaign into Major League Soccer. Heath was able to make three appearances in each of the team's first two seasons in the league.[2] However, in his second season in MLS he was loaned to Orlando's reserve team, Orlando City B in March 2016.[3] While with the reserves, Heath made 13 appearances in the USL.[2]

Atlanta and Minnesota

On 11 December 2016 Heath was traded to Atlanta United FC by Orlando in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[4] Heath was subsequently loaned out to Sacramento Republic, where he made two appearances for the senior team.[2] After only making one appearance for Atlanta, Heath was released by the team at the end of their 2017 season.[5]

On 10 December 2017, Heath was signed by Minnesota United where he was reunited with his father Adrian Heath. Minnesota sent a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft to Atlanta for the MLS rights to Heath.[6] Heath was only able to make four appearances for Minnesota, however, and was released at the end of Minnesota's 2018 season.[7]

Miami FC

Heath signed with the National Premier Soccer League's defending champions, Miami FC, on 20 February 2019.[8] Heath made four appearances during the 2019 NPSL season, which is only played during the summer, and the team successfully defended their title and won the league.[2] Heath subsequently made the jump with the team to the inaugural season of the National Independent Soccer Association, however he did not make the bench for the team's first match against the Philadelphia Fury.

On 7 January 2020 it was announced that Heath re-signed with the team for the 2020 season, meaning that he would move with the team from NISA to the USL Championship.[9]

Following several months away from playing Heath announced his retirement from professional football on 1 January 2022.

Personal life

Harrison Heath is the son of retired footballer and former head coach of Minnesota United FC, Adrian Heath.[10] Harrison holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[11]

He is married to Kaylyn Kyle. They welcomed their first child in June 2018, Hayden Jack Heath.[12]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCup[a]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City U-232012[13]PDL2000—0020
Orlando City2014USL Pro7000—1[b]080
2015MLS3020——50
2016MLS3020——50
Total130400010180
Orlando City B (loan)2016USL121——1[b]0131
Atlanta United2017MLS1010—0020
Sacramento Republic (loan)2017USL2000—0020
Minnesota United2018MLS4000——40
Miami FC2019NPSL4010—2[c]171
2019–20NISA50——1[d]060
2020USL Championship16000—00160
Total250100031291
Career total591600051702
  1. ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the USL Cup playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in the NPSL playoffs
  4. ^ Appearance in the NISA playoffs

Honours

Orlando City
Miami FC

References

  1. ^ "Orlando City signs Harrison Heath, son of coach Adrian Heath | Veooz 360". veooz.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "Orlando City SC Loan Seven Players to OCB". Orlando City Soccer Club
  4. ^ "Orlando City SC Trades Harrison Heath to Atlanta United FC". 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Atlanta United announce year-end roster moves". 20 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ "MNUFC Signs Harrison Heath". Minnesota United FC. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ^ "MNUFC Season-End Roster Update". MLS. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Miami FC Signs Midfielder Harrison Heath to Roster". MiamiFC.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ "FOUR RETURN TO THE MIAMI FC FOR 2020 SEASON". www.miamifc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  10. ^ "Orlando City signs Harrison Heath, son of coach Adrian Heath – Orlando Sentinel". orlandosentinel.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ^ Orlando Sentinel (26 September 2014). "Orlando City sorts out international roster spots and green cards". OrlandoSentinel.com
  12. ^ "Kaylyn Kyle Heath on Instagram: "❤️ Baby Heath coming June 2018 ❤️ . . . . #expecting #pregnant #pregnantandperfect #pregnancyannouncement #pregnancy #fitpregnancy…"". Instagram. Archived 25 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Harrison Heath at SoccerStats.us". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 29 July 2020.