Nya Harrison

Nya Harrison

Harrison with Stanford in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-09) November 9, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	San Diego, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	San Diego Wave
Number	23
Youth career
2017–2021	San Diego Surf
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Stanford Cardinal	58	(3)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	San Diego Wave	0	(0)
International career
2018	United States U-16
2020	United States U-18	1+	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nya Harrison (born November 9, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life and college career

Born and raised in San Diego, Harrison attended Del Norte High School and became captain of the soccer team. ^[1] While in high school, she played club soccer for San Diego Surf. ^[1] She committed to play college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal as a sophomore. ^[2] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 21st-best prospect of the 2021 class. ^[3]

Stanford Cardinal

Harrison made 15 appearances as a substitute during her first two seasons with the Stanford Cardinal. In her junior season in 2023, she played in 20 games, 11 of them as a starter. She appeared in three games off the bench during the NCAA tournament as Stanford's undefeated season came to an end in the final against Florida State. ^{[1] [4]} Harrison established herself in the lineup in her senior season in 2024, starting all 23 games and contributing to 12 shutouts during the program's first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. She helped Stanford reach the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, losing to Wake Forest. ^{[1] [5]}

Club career

San Diego Wave

San Diego Wave FC announced on March 12, 2025, that they had signed Harrison to a short-term contract through June. ^[6]

International career

Harrison trained with the youth national team at the under-16 and under-18 levels. ^[1]

Personal life

Harrison is one of three daughters born to Sherill and Derrick Harrison. She is a cousin of former NFL player Jashon Sykes. ^[1]

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. ^[7]

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal

• Pac-12 Conference: 2022

References

1. "Nya Harrison". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
2. Shealer, Sheldon (November 19, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: November 19-25". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
3. "Final 2021 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . August 18, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
4. Ingemi, Marisa (December 4, 2023). "Florida State rolls past Stanford to win women's College Cup title" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
5. 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.
6. "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.
7. 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.

External links

• Nya Harrison at Soccerway.com