Jyllissa Harris
American soccer player (born 2000)
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Jyllissa Harris (born April 8, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Northern Super League side Ottawa Rapid, on loan from the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Harris with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 8, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hazlet, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ottawa Rapid FC (on loan from Houston Dash) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 107 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Houston Dash | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ottawa Rapid FC (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 | |||
Early career
Harris was born in Hazlet, New Jersey, and attended Red Bank Catholic High School.[1] She was a nominee for the High School All-American Game in 2017 and competed for the PDA Gunners and Sky Blue of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).[2]
College career
Harris played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2018 to 2022.[2]
Harris attended the University of South Carolina where she set an NCAA Record for all-time minutes (9,395). At South Carolina, Harris was No. 1 all-time starter (105 games) and No. 1 in all-time games played (107, No. 3 in NCAA). Across her five-year career, Harris started in all but two of her 107 games played and passed the 2000-minute mark twice. Harris was awarded the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI selection as well as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American nod.[2]
Club career
Harris was selected by the Houston Dash in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[3] In her first season with Houston, Harris recorded 47 total passes with an 80.9% success rate.[4] In November 2023, the Dash exercised a contract option for Harris.[5] In March 2025, she was loaned to Canadian Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.[6] At the end of the 2025 season, she won the league's Defender of the Year award and was named to the league's Team of the Season.[7] After the 2025 season, she returned to Houston, signing an extension.[8] On January 26, 2026, having played 2,415 minutes during the previous season, it was announced that her loan with the Rapid had been extended for the 2026 season.[9]
Personal life
Harris graduated from South Carolina in May 2022 with a degree in Childhood Education.[3]
In September 2022, Harris and other female student-athletes at South Carolina were honored during a South Carolina football game before being yelled at to "get off the field"; the moment went viral as Harris spoke out on social media regarding the incident.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played November 8, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Houston Dash | 2023 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Ottawa Rapid FC (loan) | 2025 | Northern Super League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
- Includes NWSL Playoffs
- Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Honors
South Carolina Gamecocks
Individual
- SEC All-Freshman Team: 2018
- United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team: 2022
