Kathryn Harvey (soccer)

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Kathryn Harvey (soccer)

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Kathryn Harvey
Personal information
Full name	Kathryn Elizabeth Harvey
Date of birth	(1997-06-09) June 9, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Melbourne City FC
Number	7
Youth career
	New West SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Trinity Western Spartans	75	(31)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Unity FC
2022–2024	AaB	45	(23)
2024	Fatih Vatan S.K.	5	(1)
2024–	Melbourne City FC	1	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Kathryn Elizabeth Harvey (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Australian club Melbourne City FC in the A-League Women.

Early life

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Harvey played youth soccer with New West SC.^[1] Harvey attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, where she was a four-year starter on the lacrosse and volleyball teams, and also helped the soccer team to the AAA provincial soccer championship in 2015.^[1]^[2] She also played lacrosse with the British Columbia provincial team, winning the Junior Women's Box Lacrosse National Title in 2015.^[2]

University career

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In September 2015, Harvey began attending LIU Brooklyn when she played for the women's lacrosse team on a full lacrosse scholarship.^[3]^[4] In March 2016, she was named the Northeast Conference Lacrosse Rookie of the Month.^[5]

In 2017, she transferred to Trinity Western University choosing to switch to soccer and join the women's soccer team.^[4] She made her debut on September 8, 2017, against the UBC Thunderbirds.^[6] She scored her first goal on September 24, 2017, in a 1–0 victory over the MacEwan Griffins.^[7] At the end of the 2017 season, she was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team.^[8] In 2019, she was named to the All-Canada West Second Team and an Academic All-Canadian.^[9]^[10] In November 2021, Harvey was named the Canada West Athlete of the Week^[11]^[12] and at the end of the season, she was again named to the All-Canada West Second Team and an Academic All-Canadian.^[13]^[14]

Club career

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In 2022, she played with Unity FC in League1 British Columbia.^[15]

In August 2022, she signed her first professional contract with Danish club AaB in the second tier Kvinde 1. division.^[16]^[17] In August 2023, she extended her contract for another season after helping the club earn promotion to the first tier Kvindeligaen in her debut season.^[18]

In July 2024, she signed with Fatih Vatan S.K. of the Turkish Women's Football Super League.^[19] In October 2024, she departed the club.^[20]

On October 29, 2024, she signed with Australian club Melbourne City FC in the A-League Women.^[21] On November 3, 2024, she scored two goals in her club debut, after coming on as a substitute, in a 5–2 victory in the opening match of the season against Perth Glory FC.^[22]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Roxburgh unveils 2017 women's soccer recruiting class". Trinity Western Spartans. June 16, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Lacrosse Adds Eight for 2016 Season". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. September 24, 2015.
^ "Kathryn Harvey LIU lacrosse profile". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds.
^ ^a ^b Tsumura, Howard (October 26, 2017). "TWU's Kathryn Harvey makes her move from lacrosse to soccer in dynamic fashion". Varsity Letters.
^ "Harvey Named NEC Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. March 14, 2016.
^ "Spartans fall to Thunderbirds in season-opener". Trinity Western Spartans. September 8, 2017.
^ "Harvey and Oliveirio help Spartans to six point road trip". Trinity Western Spartans. September 24, 2017.
^ "Kashima, Tidder, Gartke earn All-Star honours, Harvey All-Rookie Team". Trinity Western Spartans. November 3, 2017.
^ "Six Spartans honoured by Canada West". Trinity Western Spartans. October 24, 2019.
^ "U Sports honours 61 Spartans as Academic All-Canadians". Trinity Western Spartans. December 8, 2020.
^ "Harvey wins Canada West Athlete of the Week". Trinity Western Spartans. November 8, 2021.
^ "SOC: Champions Harvey, McKay earn weekly honours". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. November 8, 2021.
^ "Four Spartans named conference All-Stars". Trinity Western Spartans. October 29, 2021.
^ "U Sports honours 85 Spartans as Academic All-Canadians". Trinity Western Spartans. December 13, 2021.
^ "League1 BC: Women stay top of the table with 2-1 victory". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 30, 2022.
^ "Harvey signs first professional deal in Denmark". TWU Spartans. August 15, 2022.
^ Jensen, Claus; Hansen, Torben (March 14, 2024). "I Canada sagde de, hun ikke var god nok, men pludselig var hun efterspurgt i Aalborg" [In Canada they said she wasn't good enough, but suddenly she was in demand in Aalborg]. Nordjyske (in Danish).
^ "Canadisk bomber fornyer med AaB" [Canadian bomber renews with AaB]. AaB Fodbold (in Danish). August 11, 2023.
^ "Done deal: Kat Harvey signs with Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü". International Sports Consulting. July 29, 2024.
^ "Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü, İki Başarılı Sporcuya Veda Ediyor" [Fatih Vatan Sports Club Says Farewell to Two Successful Athletes]. Haber Çarşı (in Turkish). October 23, 2024.
^ "City secure Canadian striker Kathryn Harvey". Melbourne City FC. October 29, 2024.
^ "ALW Report: City 5-2 Perth". Melbourne City FC. November 3, 2024.

External links

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Kathryn Harvey at Soccerway
Kathryn Harvey at Turkish Football Federation

v t e Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) – current squad
1 Varley 5 Otto 6 McKenna 7 Harvey 8 Apostolakis 9 McNamara 10 Pollicina 11 Murray 12 McMahon 13 Stott (c) 14 Hughes 15 Meyers 16 Roestbakken 17 Speckmaier 18 Davidson 19 Bosch 20 Karic 21 Accardo 22 Henry 23 Barbieri 24 Mieres 27 Vlajnic Coach: Matricciani

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