Harry Steele (soccer)
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Harry Steele
| fullname = Harrison James Steele
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|12|df=yes}}{{WorldFootball.net|harry-steele}}
| birth_place = Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Central Coast Mariners
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Terrigal United FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Central Coast Mariners
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = CCM Academy
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = Central Coast Mariners
| caps2 = 88
| goals2 = 4
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 21 April 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Harrison James Steele (born 12 October 2002) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Central Coast Mariners.
Club career
=Central Coast Mariners=
A Central Coast local as a junior, having played his junior football for Terrigal United before coming though the CCM Academy,{{cite web|title="It did shock me when I made my debut" - Harry Steele opens up on his breakout season |url=https://www.frontpagefootball.net/post/it-did-shock-me-when-i-made-my-debut-harry-steele-opens-up-on-his-breakout-season |website=Front Page Football|date=10 January 2022}} Steele made his A-League Men debut against Newcastle Jets on 21 November 2021.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/21/australia/a-league/newcastle-jets-fc/central-coast-mariners-fc/3664096/|title=Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners 1 - 2|date=21 November 2021}} On 25 July 2022, Steele signed a contract with Central Coast Mariners until 2025.{{cite web |title=Harry Steele to Stay on the Coast Until 2025 |url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/harry-steele-to-stay-on-the-coast-until-2025 |website=ccmariners.com.au|publisher=Central Coast Mariners|date=25 July 2022}}
Steele was part of the Mariners team that won the 2022-23 A-League Championship, coming off the bench in the 78th minute in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final in which the Mariners won 6-1 against Melbourne City at Western Sydney Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/mariners-win-the-2022-23-a-league-grand-final/|title=Mariners win the 2022/23 A-League Grand Final|website=Central Coast Mariners FC|date=6 June 2023}}
The following season, Steele was part of the Mariners' Championship, Premiership and AFC Cup winning 2023-24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/central-coast-mariners-secure-a-league-men-premiers-plate/103793606|title=Central Coast Mariners secure A-league Men's premier's plate with win over Adelaide United|website=ABC News (Australia)|date=2 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/central-coast-mariners-win-afc-cup/103808036|title=Central Coast Mariners become first Australian club to win AFC Cup|website=ABC News (Australia)|date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2024/05/mariners-defeat-victory-in-inspirational-grand-final-showdown/|title=Mariners defeat Victory in inspirational Grand Final showdown|website=Coast Community News|date=27 May 2024}}
In the 2024-25 season, Steele became a regular starter in midfield for the Mariners after the departures of midfield stalwarts, Josh Nisbet and Max Balard. On 18 February 2025, in an AFC Champions League Elite match against Kawasaki Frontale in Japan, Steele was given the captaincy duties in the absence of regular captain Trent Sainsbury and vice-captain Brian Kaltak, the first time captaining his boyhood club.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DGPDQ3TPEUf/?img_index=1|title=Every Coastie kids dream, Harry Steele’s reality|publisher=Central Coast Mariners FC|via=Instagram|date=19 February 2025}}
Honours
Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Men Championship: 2022–23, 2023-24
- A-League Men Premiership: 2023-24
- AFC Cup: 2023-24
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|harrison-steele/803178}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|harry-steele}}
- [https://ccmariners.com.au/squads/3hfu7zxdbwlshk4wc87379ul0?competition=300ig4lfofmkh3u971h34pbf8&teams=c4ygb6mnh53kpl2mpxe52l8jw&selected=MEN/ Harry Steele] at Central Coast Mariners
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{{Central Coast Mariners FC squad}}
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Central Coast Mariners Academy players
Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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