Nya Harrison

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Nya Harrison
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Harrison with San Diego Wave in 2025
Personal information
Full name Nya Layson Harrison [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-09) November 9, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 23
Youth career
2017–2021 San Diego Surf
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Stanford Cardinal 58 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– San Diego Wave 1 (0)
International career
2018 United States U16
2020 United States U18 1+ (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 2, 2025

Nya Layson Harrison (born November 9, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she has been called up to the Philippines national team. She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life

Harrison was born and raised in San Diego, California. [2] She played varsity soccer as a forward in her freshman year at Del Norte High School. [3] She played club soccer for San Diego Surf, helping her team to runner-up finishes for DA and ECNL national titles. [2] She committed to play college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal in her sophomore year. [4] TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the 21st-best prospect in the 2021 class. [5]

College career

Harrison played in 6 games and scored 1 goal for the Stanford Cardinal as a freshman in 2021, then made 9 appearances as a sophomore in 2022. She earned a larger role in her junior year in 2023, playing in 20 games with 11 starts and scoring 1 goal. She played in three games off the bench during the NCAA tournament as Stanford lost to Florida State in the final, ending their otherwise undefeated season. [2] [6] In her senior year in 2024, she started all 23 games and scored 1 goal while contributing to 12 shutouts during the program's first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. She helped Stanford reach the NCAA tournament semifinals, losing to Wake Forest. [2] [7]

Club career

San Diego Wave FC announced on March 12, 2025, that the club had signed Harrison to a short-term contract through June. [8] She was the first Filipinas player to sign a contract in the NWSL. [9] On June 20, the club re-signed her for the rest of the year. [10] She made her professional debut on October 18, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Dudinha in a playoff-clinching 6–1 victory over the Chicago Stars. [11]

On January 2, 2026, the Wave announced that Harrison had signed a one-year contract extension. [12]

International career

Harrison trained with the United States youth national team at the under-16 and under-18 levels. [2]

In February 2025, Harrison was called into training camp with the Philippines national team. [13]

Personal life

Harrison is one of three daughters born to Sherill and Derrick Harrison. [2] Her mother immigrated to the United States from the Philippines, and her father is African American. [14] She is a cousin of former NFL player Jashon Sykes. [2]

In December 2023, alongside Sedona Prince and DeWayne Carter, Harrison filed suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) seeking to challenge NCAA restrictions on student athlete compensation. [15]

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford University Commencement Bulletin 2025" (PDF). Stanford University. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nya Harrison". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Monahan, Terry (February 9, 2018). "Del Norte freshman grabs attention of U.S. soccer program". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (November 19, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: November 19-25". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Final 2021 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . August 18, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (December 4, 2023). "Florida State rolls past Stanford to win women's College Cup title" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Umana, Lilly (September 14, 2024). "The cost of college conference realignment: 'We are student-athletes, but we're also human'". NBC News . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to Short Term Contracts". San Diego Wave FC. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Suing, Ivan (March 13, 2025). "Harrison inks historic deal". Daily Tribune . Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to New Contracts". San Diego Wave FC. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Grueskin, Birgen (October 19, 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Clinch Playoff Spot with 6-1 Win Over Chicago Stars FC at Snapdragon Stadium". San Diego Wave FC . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Defender Nya Harrison to a New Contract". San Diego Wave FC. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ Morales, Luisa (March 15, 2025). "Filipinas' Nya Harrison inks short-term deal with NWSL team San Diego Wave FC". One Sports . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  14. ↑ Stanford Athletics (September 1, 2022). "Stanford Women's Soccer: Nya Harrison | An Advocate for Change". YouTube . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (January 5, 2024). "How Stanford soccer's Nya Harrison is fighting NCAA to get athletes paid" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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