Jordan Harvey

Jordan Harvey

Harvey in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Harvey
Date of birth	(1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1998–2002	Strikers FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	UCLA Bruins	69	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Orange County Blue Star	15	(3)
2006–2009	Colorado Rapids	45	(0)
2006	→ Seattle Sounders (loan)	12	(1)
2010–2011	Philadelphia Union	46	(1)
2011–2017	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	179	(10)
2018–2021	Los Angeles FC	74	(1)
Total		371	(16)
International career‡
2001	United States U17	2	(0)
2003	United States U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 1, 2016

Jordan Harvey (born January 28, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player, currently serving as Assistant Technical at Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, with whom he finished his career as a player.

Career

Youth and college

Harvey started playing club soccer with Strikers FC. Upon high school graduation he played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles for four years from 2002 to 2005 where he appeared in 69 games scoring 7 goals and notching 9 assists. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional career

Harvey was drafted in the first round, 9th overall, in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Colorado Rapids, and remained with the club for a number of years. He was his team's the leader in minutes having played – 2,613 – in the 2009 MLS season ^[1]

He was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009. ^[2] Harvey scored his first goal for the Union off a header on April 15, 2010, in a 2–1 loss to Toronto FC. ^[3]

On July 7, 2011, Harvey was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for allocation money. ^[4] Harvey established himself as one of the starting left backs during the 2012 season when Alain Rochat moved to defensive midfield towards the end of the season.

International

Harvey played 2 matches for the United States U-17 national team in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup and one match for the United States U-20 national team in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of October 29, 2019 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	MLS		Playoffs		Cup [a]		Champions League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colorado Rapids	2008	15	0	—		0	0	—		15	0
	2009	30	0	—		0	0	—		30	0
	Total	45	0	—		0	0	—		45	0
Philadelphia Union	2010	30	1	—		0	0	—		30	1
	2011	16	0	—		1	0	—		17	0
	Total	46	1	—		1	0	—		47	1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2011	14	0	—		0	0	—		14	0
	2012	26	1	1	0	3	0	—		30	1
	2013	24	4	—		0	0	—		24	4
	2014	33	2	1	0	0	0	—		34	2
	2015	26	0	2	0	0	0	—		28	0
	2016	28	2	—		2	0	—		30	2
	2017	28	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	33	1
	Total	179	10	5	0	5	0	4	0	193	10
Los Angeles FC	2018	29	0	1	0	3	0	—		33	0
	2019	30	1	2	0	3	0	—		35	1
	Total	59	1	3	0	6	0	—		68	1
Career total		329	12	8	0	12	0	4	0	353	12

1. Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship.

Honors

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

• Canadian Championship: 2015

Los Angeles FC

• Supporters' Shield: 2019

Individual

• Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year: 2016

References

1. "2009 Colorado Rapids stats". Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "Union select 10 players in expansion draft". Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. Levine, Judah (April 15, 2010). "Recap: Union Fall 2–1 in Toronto". Philadelphia Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. "Whitecaps FC acquire Jordan Harvey from Philadelphia Union | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
5. "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Jordan HARVEY". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
6. "Jordan Harvey - Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

External links

• Jordan Harvey at Major League Soccer