Michael Harrington (soccer player)

Michael Harrington
Personnel
birthday	January 24, 1986
place of birth	Greenville , North Carolina ,  USA
size	183 cm
position	Defender
Juniors
Years	station
2001-2003	IMG Academy
2003-2006	North Carolina Tar Heels
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2004-2006	Raleigh CASL Elite	10 (1)
2007–2012	Sporting Kansas City	149 (5)
2013-2014	Portland Timbers	58 (0)
2015	Colorado Rapids	14 (0)
2016–	Chicago Fire	0 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2003	USA U-17	1 (0)
1 Only league games are given. As of February 7, 2016

Michael Harrington (born January 24, 1986 in Greenville ) is an American football player who is mostly used as a defender . He is currently under contract with Chicago Fire .

Career

Youth and amateur football

Harrington studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he also played for his university's college team, the North Carolina Tar Heels. During his time in college, he also played for the Raleigh CASl Elite in the Premier Development League .

Club career

Harrington was chosen as the third pick in the first round of the 2007 MLS SuperDrafts by Sporting Kansas City . After six years with Kansas City, he was transferred to the Portland Timbers in exchange for an unknown transfer fee . For the 2015 season, Harrington moved to the Colorado Rapids for one year .

In January 2016, he signed a contract with Chicago Fire .

National team

Harrington was part of the squad for the U-17 World Cup in Finland in 2003 where the USA team reached the quarter-finals. So far, he has not been able to complete an assignment for the senior national team.

successes

Sporting Kansas City

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (1): 2012

Web links

• Michael Harrington in the database of weltfussball.de
• Michael Harrington in the MLSSoccer.com database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harrington is moving to Portland for a transfer fee
2. ↑ Chicago Fire signs Michael Harrington and Patrick McLain