Wes Harding
{{short description|Footballer (born 1996)}}
{{use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wes Harding
| image = Wes Harding 12042025 (2).jpg
| caption = Harding in 2025.
| fullname = Wesley Nathan Hylton Harding{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Birmingham City |publisher=English Football League |page=5 |accessdate=16 June 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leicester, England
| height = {{convert|1.81|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/wes-harding/ |title=Wes Harding |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |accessdate=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809132144/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/wes-harding/ |archive-date=9 August 2017}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Millwall
| clubnumber = 45
| youthyears1 = 200?–2013
| youthclubs1 = Aston Villa
| youthyears2 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs2 = Birmingham City
| years1 = 2015–2020
| clubs1 = Birmingham City{{efn|name=BrentfordSub}}
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Alfreton Town (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Rotherham United
| caps3 = 127
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Millwall
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:54, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
}}
Wesley Nathan Hylton Harding (born 20 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender, either at right back or centre back, for {{English football updater|Millwall}} club Millwall and the Jamaica national team.
Harding made his senior debut in the EFL Cup in August 2017 for Birmingham City, having previously played in the National League North for Alfreton Town. He moved on to Rotherham United in 2020, and was a regular for three years before joining Millwall in 2023.
Early life
Harding was born in Leicester and attended Beauchamp College, in Oadby, Leicestershire. He represented Leicestershire and Rutland at athletics.
Harding is a Christian.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/reggae-boy-harding-preaches-love-of-football-and-christ/amp//|title=Reggae Boy Harding preaches love of football and Christ|publisher=Jamaica Observer|date=11 June 2021|access-date=8 April 2023}}
Club career
=Early career=
File:Wes Harding v Hull March 2018.jpg in March 2018.]]
Harding joined Birmingham City's Academy from Aston Villa at the age of 16 and took up a scholarship with the club in July 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2013.ashx |format=PDF |title=List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013 |publisher=The Football Association |page=44 |accessdate=30 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408233947/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2013.ashx |archive-date=8 April 2014}} Interviewed soon afterwards, the player assessed his strengths as speed and heading, and felt he needed to improve his technical ability.{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20130814-blue-kid-on-the-block-wes-harding-991304.aspx |title=Blue kid on the block – Wes Harding |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=14 August 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013943/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20130814-blue-kid-on-the-block-wes-harding-991304.aspx |archivedate=24 August 2013}} He was a member of the Birmingham team that eliminated Liverpool's youngsters from the 2014–15 FA Youth Cup,{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/liverpool-lose-out-birmingham-rollercoaster-8553369 |title=Liverpool lose out to Birmingham in rollercoaster FA Youth Cup clash |first=Andy |last=Kelly |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=30 January 2015 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} going on to lose in the quarter-finals to Leicester City's youngsters.{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/430954 |title=FA Youth Cup Report: Leicester City 2 Birmingham City 1 |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |date=25 February 2015 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} He was a regular in the development squad over the season, and scored the opening goal for the team that won the 2015 Birmingham Senior Cup final.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2015/blues-win-the-senior-cup/ |title=Blues win the Senior Cup |first=Peter |last=Lewis |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=30 April 2015 |accessdate=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809000102/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2015/blues-win-the-senior-cup/ |archive-date=9 August 2017}} Harding signed his first professional contract, of two years, in May 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2015/youngsters-sign-first-pro-deals/ |title=Youngsters sign first pro deals |first=Peter |last=Lewis |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=6 May 2015 |accessdate=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805223441/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2015/youngsters-sign-first-pro-deals/ |archive-date=5 August 2017}} At the time, academy coach Steve Spooner summarised him as "a 24/7 professional footballer ... strong, aggressive, tenacious and much improved with the ball".
Harding was included in the first team's pre-season training camp in Spain.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-quartet-among-squad-9589251 |title=Birmingham City quartet among squad on plane to Marbella |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=5 July 2015 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} During the 2015–16 season, he was used at right back as well as his preferred centre-half position,{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/wes-harding-on-a-first-team-future |title=Wes Harding on a First Team future |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=7 April 2016 |access-date=4 September 2022}} and he was a member of the Birmingham reserve team that lost the 2016 Birmingham Senior Cup final to National League North champions Solihull Moors.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-senior-cup-final-birmingham-11291593 |title=Birmingham Senior Cup final: Birmingham City U21s 1 Solihull Moors 2 |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=5 May 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} He was one of three youngsters{{snd}}the others were Dom Bernard and Josh Dacres-Cogley{{snd}}who began their 2016 pre-season training with the first team.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-comment-absentees-photographers-11556540 |title=Birmingham City comment: Absentees, photographer's cases and the calm before the storm as Blues return to pre-season training |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=1 July 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} On 9 August, Harding joined National League North club Alfreton Town on a month's youth loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/wes-harding-makes-alfreton-town-switch |title=Wes Harding makes Alfreton Town switch |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=9 August 2016 |accessdate=4 September 2022}} He went straight into the starting eleven for the following day's match against Gainsborough Trinity; playing at right back, he played 90 minutes and produced what Alfreton's website dubbed a solid performance in a 4–0 win.{{cite web |url=http://www.alfretontownfc.com/info/reports.asp?repID=818 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818004915/http://www.alfretontownfc.com/info/reports.asp?repID=818 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2016 |title=Reds record first win in style |publisher=Alfreton Town F.C. |date=9 August 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} He kept his place for the next two fixtures, but then suffered a torn knee meniscus.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/update-fitness-birmingham-city-youngsters-11882518 |title=Update on fitness of Birmingham City youngsters Kyle McFarlane and Wes Harding |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=13 September 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} Once he regained fitness, he finished the season with more appearances than any other player for Birmingham's under-23 team, which he often captained.
=First-team football with Birmingham=
The club took up the one-year option on Harding's contract for the 2017–18 season,{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/new-deals-for-blues-youngsters |title=New deals for Blues youngsters |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=4 July 2017 |accessdate=4 September 2022}} and he was involved in first-team pre-season fixtures.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wes-harding-scouting-report-how-13404697 |title=Wes Harding scouting report: How the young Birmingham City defender got on against Swansea |first=Luke |last=Turner |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=29 July 2017 |accessdate=5 August 2017}} He was given a squad number,{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/blues-squad-numbers-confirmed-for-the-2017-18-season |title=Blues squad numbers confirmed for the 2017/18 season |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=2 August 2017 |accessdate=4 September 2022}} and was an unused substitute for the opening match, away to Ipswich Town in the Championship on 5 August 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40760789 |title=Ipswich Town 1–0 Birmingham City |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}} Harding made his senior debut three days later, replacing Emilio Nsue after 58 minutes of the EFL Cup first round match at home to Crawley Town of League Two. The score was 4–0 when he entered the match; it ended 5–1.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40760789 |title=Birmingham City 5–1 Crawley Town |website=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}} He also appeared in the next round, replacing the injured Nsue after 23 minutes of the 2–1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth and producing a performance that pleased manager Harry Redknapp.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-boss-harry-redknapp-13515564 |title=Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp on Isaac Vassell's injury worry |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=23 August 2017 |accessdate=12 February 2018}} In February 2018, having made no appearances in the matchday squad since August, Harding signed a new contract to run until June 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-defender-wes-harding-14278996 |title=Birmingham City defender Wes Harding agrees new two-year contract |first=Joseph |last=Chapman |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=12 February 2018 |accessdate=12 February 2018}}
New manager Garry Monk gave Harding his first Football League appearance, a start at right back in Birmingham's 3–0 home victory over Hull City on 17 March 2018 that was their first win in six weeks.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43353606 |title=Birmingham City 3–0 Hull City |website=BBC Sport |date=17 March 2018 |accessdate=18 March 2018}} He was booked early in the match for a forceful tackle on the highly rated Harry Wilson, then, according to the Birmingham Mail, "shut him down in the second half and made some excellent defensive contributions to help out team-mates. There were a couple of bright moments going forward too."{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/well-done-wes-harding-big-14426211 |title=Well done Wes Harding and the other big Birmingham City talking points |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=17 March 2018 |accessdate=18 March 2018}} Monk said he selected Harding ahead of more experienced players such as Carl Jenkinson or Marc Roberts because his pace and tenacity would better counteract the threat from Hull's wingers.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/every-word-garry-monks-press-14426460 |title=Every word from Garry Monk's press conference after Birmingham City beat Hull City |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=18 March 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018}}
{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A532382367/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=332dd159 |title=Wes hopes Blues boss will tell him to come right back! |first=Paul |last=Suart |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=27 March 2018 |page=47 |accessdate=4 September 2022 |via=Gale OneFile: News |url-access=subscription |quote=Harding's inclusion against Hull was not fortuitous or triggered by availability issues elsewhere in the squad. Monk simply preferred the youngster over former England international Carl Jenkinson and Marc Roberts.}} He continued in the starting eleven as Birmingham escaped relegation on the final day of the season, with a 3–1 win at home to Fulham. Defensively, he allowed Ryan Sessegnon, the Championship Player of the Year, little scope to influence the game,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-garry-monk-championship-14624006 |title=An end to the Blunder Years – what Garry Monk's work so far must mean for Birmingham City |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=7 May 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018}} and he made a run and cross from which Lukas Jutkiewicz scored the opening goal.{{cite web |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/first-team/2017_2018/league/away/birmingham-city |title=Birmingham City 3–1 Fulham |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=6 May 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/birmingham-fulham-promotion-championship-scores-results-table-playoff-schedule-a8338871.html |title=Fulham fall short of automatic promotion as Birmingham win to beat the drop |first=Matt |last=Murphy |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=6 May 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614073323/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/birmingham-fulham-promotion-championship-scores-results-table-playoff-schedule-a8338871.html |archive-date=14 June 2018 |url-status=live}} Harding's performance in that match earned him a place in the EFL Team of the Week,{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2018/may/team-of-the-week-matchday-46/ |title=Team of the Week: final weekend |publisher=English Football League |date=7 May 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018}} and his overall performance earned him the club's Young Player of the Season award.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-awards-maghoma-adams-14628575 |title=Jacques Maghoma and Mark 'Squid' Carter take centre stage at Birmingham City awards ceremony |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=8 May 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018}}
Harding signed a four-year contract in July 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44695745 |title=Wes Harding: Birmingham City defender signs new four-year contract |website=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2020}} He was a regular off the bench in the first few months of the season,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-garry-monk-team-15348396 |title=Why Birmingham City are treading a very fine line |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=31 October 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2020}} but did not start until late November away to Aston Villa, playing behind regular left-back Kristian Pedersen who was selected on the wing. The experiment was not a success,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-ratings-villa-juke-15462890 |title=The Birmingham City player ratings at Aston Villa as the Juke shines but others struggle |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=26 November 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2020}} but when Harding had to replace the injured Roberts{{snd}}who was himself only in the side because Michael Morrison was injured{{snd}}early in the visit to Blackburn Rovers three weeks later, "[having] never played a senior league match at centre half", he performed well.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/garry-monk-special-praise-birmingham-15557596 |title=Garry Monk has special praise for this Birmingham City star |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=15 December 2018 |accessdate=17 September 2020}} He started more regularly during the second half of the season, mainly at right back, and finished the campaign with 27 league appearances, of which 13 were in the starting eleven. In the 2019–20 season, Birmingham's full backs, Maxime Colin and Pedersen, missed only two league matches apiece, and loanee Jake Clarke-Salter became backup of choice in central defence. Harding was again a regular on the substitutes' bench, but came off it rather less frequently: he finished the season with 15 league appearances, of 7 were as a starter.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=291&teamTabs=stats&season_id=152 |title=Birmingham 2019/20 Player details |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=17 September 2020}}
=Rotherham United=
Harding joined another Championship club, Rotherham United, on 20 August 2020 on a three-year deal; the fee was undisclosed.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53851008 |title=Wes Harding: Rotherham United sign Birmingham City defender |website=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2020 |accessdate=20 September 2020}}
Harding scored his first goal in senior football for Rotherham United in their 2021–22 EFL Trophy quarter-final encounter with Cambridge United on 25 January 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/rotherham-united-i-didnt-know-how-to-celebrate-admits-wes-harding-3543472 |title=Rotherham United: 'I didn't know how to celebrate' admits Wes Harding |first=Leon |last=Wobschall |newspaper=The Yorkshire Post |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022}}
=Millwall=
On 21 July 2023, Harding signed for Championship club Millwall.{{cite web|url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/21/wes-harding-signs-for-millwall/|title=Wes Harding signs for Millwall|website=www.millwallfc.co.uk|date=21 July 2023|accessdate=21 July 2023}}
International career
In March 2021 he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.{{Cite news |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210317/jff-names-team-usa-friendly |title=JFF names team for USA friendly |newspaper=The Gleaner |location=Jamaica |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=4 September 2022}} He made his international debut on 7 June 2021, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Serbia in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2021/june/read--international-round-up/ |title=International round-up |publisher=Rotherham United F.C. |date=7 June 2021 |access-date=4 September 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|94702|2017|accessdate=7 May 2018}}
|Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|94702|2018|accessdate=21 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2018/report-brentford-1-blues-1/ |title=Report: Brentford 1 Blues 1 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C.|date=2 October 2018 |accessdate=23 July 2019}}
|Championship | 27{{efn|name=BrentfordSub|Soccerbase counts the match at Brentford on 2 October 2018, in which Harding was an unused substitute, among his appearances.}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 29 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|94702|2019|accessdate=23 July 2020}}
|Championship | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 19 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!51{{efn|name=BrentfordSub}}||0||4||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||59||0 | ||||||||||
| Alfreton Town (loan)
|2016–17{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/wes-harding/453082/ |title=W. Harding: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=21 July 2019}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan=4|Rotherham United
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|94702|2020|accessdate=8 May 2021}} |Championship |46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|94702|2021|accessdate=30 April 2022}}
|38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|94702|2022|accessdate=9 May 2023}}
|Championship |43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 46 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!127||1||5||0||3||0||5||1||140||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Millwall
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|94702|2023|access-date=2 September 2024}} |Championship |24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|94702|2024|access-date=12 April 2025}}
|Championship |4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!28||3||3||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||33||4 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!209||4||12||1||9||0||5||1||235||6 |
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=International=
{{updated|30 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Jamaica
|2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||3||0 |
Honours
Rotherham United
- League One runner-up: 2021–22{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61198302 |title=Rotherham win to go up and relegate Gillingham |website=BBC Sport |date=30 April 2022 |access-date=6 February 2023}}
- EFL Trophy: 2021–22{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60973705 |title=Rotherham United 4–2 Sutton United |first=Chris |last=Peddy |website=BBC Sport |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}
Individual
- Birmingham City Young Player of the Season: 2017–18
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170809132144/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/wes-harding/ Profile] at Birmingham City F.C. website
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{{Millwall F.C. squad}}
{{Jamaica squad 2024 Copa América}}
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