Zahmyre Harris

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Zahmyre Harris
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Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)
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
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Club career

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] .

International career

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]

Style of play

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]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 20 May 2025 [4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States Virgin Islands 201810
201900
2020 [a]
202110
202210
202360
202440
202500
Total130
  1. No games were played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Atlanta-native Zahmyre Harris finds success in collegiate football, prepares for CONCACAF Nations League". thepeachreview.com. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. Eberhardt, Roselyn; Brown, Craig Allen (12 May 2022). "Atlanta-raised Harris shines for US Virgin Islands national team". theatlantavoice.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. Price, Kelly (31 May 2022). "Woodland, Georgia Southern product making impact for U.S. Virgin Islands National Team". fox5atlanta.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. Zahmyre Harris at National-Football-Teams.com