Patrick Harris (field hockey)
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Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Glen Harris | ||
| Born |
13 March 1985 Thousand Oaks, CA, United States | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2000–2005 | United States U–21 | 12 | (15) |
| 2000– | United States | 172 | (95) |
Patrick 'Pat' Glen Harris (born 13 March 1985)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from the United States.[2][3]
Harris is a native of California. He was born in Thousand Oaks, and raised in the nearby city of Moorpark.[2][4] His brother, Sean, also played field hockey for the United States at international level.[5]
He is an alumnus of Moorpark High School and the University of Pennsylvania.[6]
Field hockey
Under–21
Harris was a member of the United States U–21 side from 1999 through to 2006.[7]
During his time with the national junior squad, he competed at two editions of the Pan American Junior Championship. At the 2000 edition in Santiago, the team finished in fourth place.[8] At the 2005 edition in Havana, the team finished in fourth again, with Harris named as the Player of the Tournament.[7][9]
Senior national team
Harris received his first call-up to the United States national squad in 2000, at just 15 years of age. He made his senior international debut later that year, earning his first senior cap during a match against Mexico at the inaugural edition of the Pan American Cup in Havana.[2]
Throughout his career, Harris has represented the national team at a multitude of major international tournaments. During this time, he has medalled with the team on three separate occasions. In 2009 he won his first, taking home an historic silver medal at the Pan American Cup in Santiago. His other two medals were both bronze.[10] He won his first bronze at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster and the second at the XVIII Pan American Games in Lima.[11][12]
As of 2025, Harris is still an active member of the senior national team. He was most recently named in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo, which will be his seventh edition of the tournament.[13] He is the only player in Pan America to have competed at every single edition of the Pan American Cup.[7][11]
Major International Tournaments
The following is a list of major international tournaments Harris has competed in throughout his career.[2][7][11]
- 2000 Pan American Cup – Havana
- 2001 Intercontinental Cup – Edinburgh
- 2003 Pan American Games – Santo Domingo
- 2004 Pan American Cup – London
- 2007 Pan American Games – Rio de Janeiro
- 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers – Auckland
- 2009 Pan American Cup – Santiago
- 2009 FIH World Cup Qualifiers – Quilmes
- 2011 FIH Champions Challenge II – Lille
- 2012–13 FIH World League – Chula Vista, Rio de Janeiro
- 2013 Pan American Cup – Brampton
- 2014–15 FIH World League – San Diego
- 2015 Pan American Games – Toronto
- 2016–17 FIH World League – Tacarigua
- 2017 Pan American Cup – Lancaster
- 2018–19 FIH Series – Bhubaneswar
- 2019 Pan American Games – Lima
- 2022 Pan American Cup – Santiago
- 2023 Pan American Games – Santiago
- 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup II – Muscat
- 2025 Pan American Cup – Montevideo
Indoor hockey
In addition to field hockey, Harris also represented the United States in indoor hockey. Throughout his indoor career, he has medalled at five editions of the Indoor Pan American Cup. He won gold at the 2008 edition in San Juan, silver at the 2002, 2010 and 2021 editions, held in Rockville, Barquisimeto and Spring City, respectively, and finally bronze at the 2005 edition, held in Kitchener.[7][10]
He has also represented the United States at every edition of the FIH Indoor World Cup the national team has qualified for. These include the 2003, 2011 and 2023 editions of the competition, held in Leipzig, Poznań and Pretoria, respectively.[11]
