Michael Harrington (soccer)

Michael Harrington

Harrington warming up at Livestrong Sporting Park
Personal information
Date of birthJanuary 24, 1986
Place of birthGreenville, North Carolina, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Colorado Rapids
Number5
Youth career
2001–2003IMG Soccer Academy
2003–2006North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006Raleigh CASL Elite10(1)
2007–2012Sporting Kansas City149(5)
2013–2014Portland Timbers58(0)
2015–Colorado Rapids0(0)
National team
2003United States U171(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 20, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 24, 2012

Michael Harrington (born January 24, 1986 in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Harrington attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played on the men's college soccer team from 2003 to 2006. During the collegiate off season, he also played for the Raleigh CASL Elite of the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Harrington was selected in the first round (third overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards. He finished 3rd overall in voting for Rookie of the Year.

After six years with Kansas City, Harrington was traded to Portland Timbers on December 3, 2012 in exchange for allocation money.[1]

On December 8, 2014, it was announced that Harrington was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money.[2]

International

Harrington was a member of the U-17 Residency Program at the Bradenton Academy and while there played for the US at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland in which the team reached the quarterfinals.[3] Two years later Harrington represented America at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.[4]

He was called up for the 2014 US Mens National Team and trained with them during the January training season.

Honors

Sporting Kansas City

See also

References

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