Harry Shipp

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Harry Shipp

| image =

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| fullname = Harrison Shipp

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|7}}

| birth_place = Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs1 = Chicago Fire

| collegeyears1 = 2010–2013

| college1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| collegecaps1 = 84

| collegegoals1 = 23

| years1 = 2011–2013

| clubs1 = Chicago Fire Premier

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Chicago Fire

| caps2 = 66

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = Montreal Impact

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = Seattle Sounders FC

| caps4 = 64

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 180

| totalgoals = 23

| club-update = June 16, 2020

}}

Harrison "Harry" Shipp (born November 7, 1991) is an American former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.

Early life and college

Shipp was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, and attended Lake Forest High School. He played club soccer for the official youth soccer club of the Chicago Fire, The Chicago Fire Juniors North. Following high school, Shipp attended the University of Notre Dame and played four seasons there, scoring 23 goals and tallying 24 assists in 83 matches.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/post/2014/01/09/release-chicago-fire-soccer-club-signs-harrison-shipp-homegrown-player|title=RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Harrison Shipp as Homegrown Player|website=chicagofirefc.com|publisher=Chicago Fire|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020}} He finished his collegiate career by helping lead Notre Dame to their first ever NCAA College Cup appearance and victory. Following the 2013 season, he was nominated for the prestigious MAC-Hermann Trophy, but eventually lost out to University of Maryland striker Patrick Mullins.{{cite web|url=https://sbisoccer.com/2014/01/mullins-hermann-winners|title=Mullins, Brian, named 2013 Hermann Trophy winners|website=sbisoccer.com|publisher=Soccer By Ives|date=January 11, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020}} Shipp did, however, win the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award.

Club career

Throughout Notre Dame's college cup run, there was much discussion whether Shipp would be eligible for the MLS Superdraft, or could be signed to a homegrown contract by the Chicago Fire. After the Fire made a homegrown claim for his signature, some MLS clubs requested for the league to verify whether he was classified as a homegrown talent.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/post/2014/01/09/homegrown-harrison-shipp-says-joining-fire-first-team-dream-come-true|title=Homegrown Harrison Shipp says joining Fire first team is "dream come true"|website=chicagofirefc.com|publisher=Chicago Fire|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020}} After MLS confirmed his status as a homegrown player, the Fire signed Shipp to a homegrown deal, making him the third in the club's history after Victor Pineda and Kellen Gulley.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-confidential/2014/01/fire-sign-notre-dames-harrison-shipp-to-homegrown-deal/|title=Fire sign Notre Dame's Harrison Shipp to Homegrown deal – Chicago Fire Confidential|website=chicagonow.com|publisher=Chicago Now|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203055259/http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-confidential/2014/01/fire-sign-notre-dames-harrison-shipp-to-homegrown-deal/|url-status=dead}} He made his first appearance for Chicago by playing the full 90 minutes in an away match against Portland Timbers on March 16, 2014. On May 11, 2014, Shipp scored his first goal and his first professional hat trick for the Fire in a 5–4 away victory at New York Red Bulls.{{cite web|title=New York RB vs. Chicago Fire|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/11/united-states/mls/new-york-red-bulls/chicago-fire/1618300/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway|date=May 11, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020}} On June 7, 2014, Shipp scored two goals at Toyota Park in a losing effort against Seattle Sounders FC in which the final score was 3–2.

On February 13, 2016, Shipp was traded to Montreal Impact for general allocation and targeted allocation money.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/02/13/chicago-fire-trade-harry-shipp-montreal-impact|title=Chicago Fire trade Harry Shipp to Montreal Impact|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=February 13, 2016|access-date=May 22, 2020}}

On December 22, 2016, Montreal traded Shipp to newly crowned MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for allocation money.{{cite news|author=Sounders FC Staff|title=Seattle Sounders acquire midfielder Harry Shipp from Montreal Impact in exchange for allocation money|work=SoundersFC.com|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/12/22/seattle-sounders-acquire-midfielder-harry-shipp-montreal-impact-exchange-allocation|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017}} Shipp made his Sounders debut on March 11, 2017, when he started against his former team in a 2–2 draw against Montreal.{{cite news|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC secures late 2-2 draw on the road with Montreal Impact at Olympic Stadium|work=SoundersFC.com|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/11/sounders-fc-secures-late-2-2-draw-road-montreal-impact-olympic-stadium|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017}} Shipp scored his first Sounders goal in a 3–1 win over New York on March 19, 2017, redirecting a shot by Joevin Jones into the goal.{{cite news|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC runs past Red Bulls with 3-1 win in 2017 home-opener|work=SoundersFC.com|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/19/sounders-fc-runs-past-red-bulls-3-1-win-2017-home-opener|date=March 19, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2017}} He won a MLS Cup with Seattle in 2019 and was part of the team's midfield rotation during the regular season and playoffs. On June 16, 2020, Shipp announced his retirement from professional soccer to pursue an MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He had been accepted to the program during the league's suspension for the COVID-19 pandemic but halted his announcement while serving as a team representative for the MLS is Back Tournament.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Sounders leave for MLS tournament in Florida, but some fans wish they had stayed home |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/sounders-leave-for-mls-tournament-in-florida-but-some-fans-wish-they-had-stayed-home/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=April 16, 2023}}{{cite news |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Harry Shipp announces retirement from soccer, will pursue MBA |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/06/16/seattle-sounders-fc-midfielder-harry-shipp-announces-retirement-soccer-will-pursue |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=June 16, 2020}}

Career statistics

{{updated|June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Harry Shipp |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/harry-shipp/ |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=April 17, 2023}}

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|CupAppearances in the Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup.	colspan="2"\|Continental	colspan="2"\|Other	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Chicago Fire	2014	rowspan="2"\|MLS	33	7	1	0	rowspan="2" colspan="4"\|—	34	7
2015	33	3	4	0	37	3
colspan="2"\|Chicago total	66	10	5	0	colspan="4"\|—	71	10
Montreal Impact	2016	rowspan="5" \|MLS	27	2	1	0	rowspan="2" colspan="2"\|—	2Appearances in the MLS Cup playoffs.	0	30	2
rowspan="5" \|Seattle Sounders FC	2017	18	2	1	0	3	0	22	2
2018	19	3	2	1	3Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League.	0	1	0	25	4
2019	25	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	26	5
2020	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0	2	0
colspan="2" \|Seattle total	64	10	4	1	3	0	4	0	75	11
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)	2018	USL	4	0	colspan="6" \|—	4	0
colspan="3" \|Career totals	161	22	10	1	3	0	6	0	180	23

Honors

= Club =

;Seattle Sounders FC

MLS Cup: 2019{{cite news |title=Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/10/seattle-sounders-are-2019-mls-cup-champions-rave-green-win-second-mls-title |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=November 10, 2019 |access-date=November 10, 2019}}

= Individual =

NCAA Division I Championship 2013
ACC Offensive Player of the Year 2013{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/players/harrison-shipp |title=Harrison Shipp {{!}} Chicago Fire |access-date=January 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319033205/http://www.chicago-fire.com/players/harrison-shipp |archive-date=March 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
First team All-America selection
Finalist for both the MAC Hermann Trophy and the Senior CLASS Award
Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the NCAA Championship
Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Soccer
NSCAA Scholar-All-America Player of the Year
ACC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award

Family and personal life

Shipp is the oldest of four children born to his parents, Terry and Kathleen. His younger brother, Michael, played soccer with him at Notre Dame. At the end of 2016, Shipp proposed to his long-time girlfriend Maria Kosse, whom he met while at Notre Dame.

After retiring, Shipp enrolled in Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, where he received his Master of Business Administration in June 2022.{{cite web |title=History & Austin Scholar Network - 2022 Graduates |url=https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/admissions/austin-scholars/our-history.aspx |website=kellogg.northwestern.edu |access-date=December 28, 2023}} Since then, Shipp works as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and lives in the Chicago metropolitan area.{{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-shipp|Harry Shipp}}