Nathan Harriel
American soccer player (born 2001)
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Nathan Lee William Harriel (/ˈhæriəl/ HARR-ee-əl; born April 23, 2001)[4] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union and the United States national team.
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Harriel with the Philadelphia Union in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nathan Lee William Harriel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 23, 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oldsmar, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Clearwater Chargers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Philadelphia Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Philadelphia Union II[3] | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Philadelphia Union | 87 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Philadelphia Union II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | United States U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | United States | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 1, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 9, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Harriel appeared as an amateur player for USL Championship side Bethlehem Steel during their 2019 season, as well as being part of the Philadelphia Union academy.[5][6]
In 2019, Harriel verbally committed to play college soccer at Clemson University.[7] However, on July 17, 2020, Harriel signed with Philadelphia Union as a homegrown player, beginning from the 2021 season.[8] They acquired his homegrown rights from Orlando City SC in exchange for a first round 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick.[9]
Harriel was first named to senior matchday squads during the 2021 season, and made his senior debut on September 3, playing at right back.[10] Both players who had played in the position during the season, Olivier Mbaizo and Alvas Powell, were away on international duty.[11]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on December 7, 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bethlehem Steel | 2019 | USL | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2020 | USL | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 29 | 2 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 7 | ||
| Career totals | 125 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 149 | 8 | ||
- Includes U.S. Open Cup
- Includes MLS Cup playoffs, Leagues Cup
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
- As of match played September 9, 2025[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
