Harry Swartz
American professional soccer player
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Harrison "Harry" Swartz (born March 19, 1996) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison Swartz | ||
| Date of birth | March 19, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Needham, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Northeastern Huskies | 71 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Boston Bolts | 23 | (12) |
| 2018 | Brazos Valley Cavalry | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hartford Athletic | 27 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | New Mexico United | 88 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 30, 2024 | |||
Career
Swartz is from Needham, Massachusetts.[1] He played soccer at Needham High School, where he was a 2011 Bay State League First Team pick after breaking the school record for most points as a sophomore.[1] In 2012, he was a silver medalist with the United States in the 2012 Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.[1] In 2013, he was rated among the top 150 high school seniors by College Soccer News.[1]
College and amateur
Swartz spent five years playing college soccer at Northeastern University between 2014 and 2018, scoring 5 goals and tallying 5 assists in 71 appearances.[2] He served as a three-year team captain and was a two-time team MVP during his tenure with the Huskies. Swartz is Jewish, and was named to the 2017 Jewish Sports Review Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team, along with Sam Raben and Jake Rozhansky.[3]
Swartz also played for USL PDL sides Ocean City Nor'easters,[4] Boston Bolts[5][6] and Brazos Valley Cavalry.[7]
Hartford Athletic
On May 3, 2019, Swartz signed for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic.[8] Swartz was named team MVP for the 2019 season and re signed with Hartford for the 2020 season.[9]
New Mexico United
Following the 2020 season, it was announced that Swartz would join New Mexico United ahead of 2021.[10] [10] Throughout his time with the club, he recorded 16 goals and 7 assists across 96 matches in all competitions. Swartz earned USL Championship Player of the Week honors twice, first in Week 32 of the 2022 season after scoring two goals in a win over LA Galaxy II that clinched a playoff berth, and again in Week 24 of the 2024 season after returning from a concussion to score three goals across two matches. Swartz announced his retirement on December 30, 2024.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played April 23, 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston Bolts | 2016 | USL PDL | 13[13] | 4 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 10[14] | 8 | — | — | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 12 | — | — | 23 | 12 | ||||
| Brazos Valley Cavalry FC | 2018 | USL PDL | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hartford Athletic | 2019 | USL Championship | 20 | 4 | 1[a] | 1 | — | 21 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| New Mexico United | 2021 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 20 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
