Yohannes Harish

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Yohannes Harish
Personal information
Full name Yohannes Harish
Date of birth (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Eritrea
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 91
Youth career
SWB Oakland
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Holy Names Hawks 61 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 San Francisco Glens 15 (1)
2019– Oakland Roots 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021

Yohannes Harish (born 19 April 1993) is an Eritrean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Oakland Roots. [1]

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Career

Born in Eritrea, Harish moved to the United States and settled in Oakland, California at the age of 14. [2] After arriving in the country, Harish joined Soccer Without Borders Oakland (SWB Oakland) where he learned English while attending Oakland International High School. [2] In 2013, Harish began attending Holy Names University and played college soccer with the Holy Names Hawks from 2014 through 2017. [3] He played 61 games for the Hawks across four seasons, with 4 goals. [3] He also captained the side for his junior and senior seasons. [2]

In 2018, Harish joined Premier Development League side San Francisco Glens, playing in seven matches through the 2018 season. [4] He made his debut for the club on 5 May against Santa Cruz Breakers, starting in the 1–0 defeat. [5] Harish played again with the Glens for the 2019 USL League Two season where he was eventually named captain.

Oakland Roots

In July 2019, it was reported that Harish had joined National Independent Soccer Association club Oakland Roots. [6] He made his debut for the club on 28 September 2019 against San Diego 1904, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in the 4–3 defeat. [7]

Following the club's move to the USL Championship, Harish was re-signed by Oakland Roots. [8] In the club's opening match of the season on 8 May 2021 against Phoenix Rising, Harish came on as a 63rd-minute substitute in the 3–0 defeat. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2021 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oakland Roots 2019–20 [11] National Independent Soccer Association 30——30
2020–21 [11] National Independent Soccer Association 4020—60
2021 USL Championship 12100—121
Total1912000211
Career total1912000211

Personal life

Harish's mother moved to the United States when he was five years old, with Harish not being reunited with her until 11 years later when he moved to Oakland, California. [2] Harish is also a volunteer coach with Soccer Without Borders Oakland. [12] In matches, Harish wears the number 91 in honor of the year his birth country Eritrea earning independence in 1991. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yohannes Harish - San Francisco Chronicle article".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sam Jones, J. (29 April 2020). "A common goal". SB Nation . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Yohannes Harish". Holy Names Hawks .
  4. ↑ "Yohannes Harish". USL League Two .
  5. ↑ "Santa Cruz Breakers 1–0 San Francisco Glens". USL League Two .
  6. ↑ Maquiñana, Ryan (21 July 2019). "2019 SF Glens in review: a work in progress". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Oakland Roots 3–4 San Diego 1904". National Independent Soccer Association .
  8. ↑ Zimmerman, Douglas (8 May 2021). "After ownership dispute, roster turnover, abrupt coaching swap, Oakland Roots ready for USL debut". San Francisco Gate . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Phoenix Rising 3–0 Oakland Roots". Soccerway.
  10. ↑ Yohannes Harish at Soccerway
  11. 1 2 "Yohannes Harish". National Independent Soccer Association .
  12. ↑ "Soccer Without Borders hosts free summer camp for youths". East Bay Times . 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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