Paul Harries

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Paul Harries
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-10-19) 19 October 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Wollongong Wolves
NSWIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Lysaghts
1997–1998 Portsmouth 1 (0)
1998Basingstoke Town (loan)
1998–1999 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1999Torquay United (loan) 5 (0)
1999–2000 Carlisle United 20 (2)
2000–2001 Wollongong Wolves 6 (1)
2001–2002 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2002 Exeter City 1 (0)
2003–2004 Football Kingz 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Harries (born 19 October 1977) is an Australian footballer who played professionally in England. [1] [2]

After playing youth football at Wollongong Wolves, Harries began his senior career with Lysaghts in the Illawarra Premier League, before moving to the NSW Institute of Sport. [3]

In 1997, Harries signed a one-year contract with Portsmouth. [4]

Harries joined Crystal Palace in September 1998 on a free transfer. [5]

Crystal Palace sent Harries on loan to Torquay United in February 1999. [6] [7]

Harries signed for the Football Kingz in September 2003. He played 12 times for the Auckland team during the 2003–04 National Soccer League season. [8]

Harries rejoined Wollongong Wolves ahead of the 2005 New South Wales Premier League season. [9] [10]

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