Chris Harold
Christopher Daniel Harold (born 14 July 1992) is a retired Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.
 Harold playing for Gold Coast United Youth in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Daniel Harold | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brisbane Wolves | |||
| Brisbane Force | |||
| 2009–2010 | Gold Coast United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Gold Coast United | 25 | (2) |
| 2012–2020 | Perth Glory | 143 | (21) |
| 2020 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 175 | (25) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Australia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2010 | |||
Born in Perth, Western Australia, Harold started his professional career with Gold Coast United in 2010 after coming through the club's youth team. He returned to Perth to play for Perth Glory in 2012 following the dissolution of Gold Coast United. In January 2020, he joined Central Coast Mariners.
Harold featured twice for Australian youth national sides.
Club career
Originally from Perth, Harold spent most of his childhood in Singapore and Malaysia. In 2009, Harold trained for two weeks at the Manchester United Academy.[1]
Harold made his first senior debut Gold Coast United on 26 September 2010. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Steve Fitzsimmons in the 1–1 draw with Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium.[2]
In 2012 Harold returned to Perth to sign with Perth Glory.
After 8 years with Perth Glory, Harold departed in January 2020 to join Central Coast Mariners on a short-term contract.[3][4] In July 2020, following the suspension of the 2019–20 A-League due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mariners announced that Harold would not be rejoining the squad for the final four games of the season for personal reasons.[5] In October 2020, Harold retired from professional football aged 28, citing frustration and feeling disenfranchised with the A-League and the sport in Australia.[6]
International career
Harold was selected to tour to South America with the Australian Young Socceroos in March 2010.[7]
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[8]
After football
Harold has a law degree and joined a law firm in Perth following his retirement from football.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gold Coast United | 2010–11 | A-League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Gold Coast total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2012–13 | A-League | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perth total | 143 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 24 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2019–20 | A-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Career total | 175 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 28 | ||
Honours
See also
References
- Gold Coast United Profile Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- A League 2010 week 8 – Sydney FC vs Gold Coast United match report
- Morgan, Gareth (31 January 2020). "Harold parts ways with club". Perth Glory.
- "Chris Harold signs on the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 31 January 2020.
- "Staj provides squad update as Mariners return to training". Central Coast Mariners FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- Bossi, Dominic (9 October 2020). "'It left me disenfranchised': State of game pushes Mariners player into early retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- Gold Coast United Profile Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Chris Harold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
