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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 14, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Concorde Fire | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | GSW Hurricanes | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern Eagles | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | United States Virgin Islands | 13 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:37, September 10, 2024 (UTC) | |||
Zahmyre "Zay" Harris (born October 14, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays defender for the United States Virgin Islands national soccer team and previously played Division 1 soccer for Georgia Southern University. [1]
Born in El Paso, Texas to an American mother and United States Virgin Islands father hailing from Saint Croix, [1] Harris moved to Atlanta at the age of ten, where he played soccer for the Woodland High School in Stockbridge. [1] Having scored 54 goals and notching 27 assists, he earned All-Conference, All-Region, and Offensive Player of the Year honours, [2] earning a spot on Georgia United (who later became professional club Atlanta United). [1] he was then selected for a trial with Atlanta United. However, having fractured his shin in a High School All-Star game, he was unable to attend the trial, and instead committed to playing soccer at the Georgia Southwestern State University. [1] before later transferring to play at Georgia Southern University. [1] .
Eligible to represent both the United States and United States Virgin Islands, Harris earned his first call-up to the latter in October 2018. [3]
Initially a striker, Harris was converted to a left wingback during his time at the Georgia Southwestern State University. [1] He has cited Marcelo and Leroy Sané as players he likes to watch in order to model his own game on. [1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Virgin Islands | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | – [a] | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |