Elyh Harrison
{{short description|English footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elyh Harrison
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Elyh Samuel Harrison{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4243590|title=2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists |website=PremierLeague.com |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 May 2025|date=7 February 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|2|19|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/elyh-harrison-277669/ |title=Elyh Harrison |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=14 March 2025}}
| birth_place = Redbridge, England
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=Elyh Harrison Manchester United Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/127674/Elyh-Harrison/overview |access-date=5 May 2025|website=PremierLeague.com |publisher=Premier League}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Manchester United
| clubnumber = 50
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}} | youthclubs1 = West Ham United
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2022 | youthclubs2 = Stevenage
| youthyears3 = 2022– | youthclubs3 = Manchester United
| years1 = 2024– | clubs1 = Manchester United | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = → Chester (loan) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = England U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = England U19 | nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2025– | nationalteam3 = England U20 | nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 2 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 19:11, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Elyh Samuel Harrison (born 19 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Club career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/worldnews/african-football/five-wonderkids-bafana-bafana-could-lose-to-foreign-countries-adam-pearlman-elyh-harrison-alwande-roaldsoy-ayanda-sishuba-david-katlego-hansen-20240425|title=Five wonderkids Bafana could lose to foreign countries|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=Kick Off|date=25 April 2024|access-date=6 February 2025}} Two years later, he was sent on loan to Chester, where he made eighteen league appearances.{{Soccerway|856729}}
International career
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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-elyh-harrison-manchester-united-28526385|title=Who is Elyh Harrison? Manchester United youngster named in squad vs Newport County|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=28 January 2024|access-date=6 February 2025}} Through his parents, he is eligible to play for the South Africa national soccer team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/who-is-elyh-harrison-bafana-bafana-eligible-teen-promoted-to-manchester-united-first-team-training-8b2b0b6e-547c-46cd-8be2-8efcad587662|title=Who is Elyh Harrison? Bafana Bafana-eligible teen promoted to Manchester United first team training|work=Independent Online|date=10 January 2025|access-date=6 February 2025}}
Honours
Individual
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|856729}}
{{Manchester United F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Elyh}}
Category:English people of South African descent
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Manchester United F.C. players