Harrison Andrew Delbridge (born 15 March 1992) is an Australian professional

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player who plays for

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club

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and the Australia national team.

Club career

Youth and amateur

Delbridge played four years of

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at Division 1

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

between the years of 2010 and 2013 playing 54 games, starting in 46 and captaining the team in his senior year. Over the course of his college career he scored 9 goals and had 1 assist and received the following recognitions: NSCAA Scholar All-America Team (2013) NSCAA All South Region Team (2013) NCCSIA University Division 1 All-State Team (2013) All-Conference Team (2013) Adidas Tournament All-Tournament (2012) Southern Conference All-Tournament (2011)

Carolina Railhawks

In 2012 Delbridge also played for Carolina Railhawks U23 going to the National playoffs. In 2013, he played with

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in the

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Sacramento Republic

Delbridge signed his first professional contract in March 2014, joining

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expansion club

Sacramento Republic Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, th ...

. Delbridge made his professional debut in Sacramento's first ever game, a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy II, and was selected to the USL team of the week for his performance. Under the guidance of head coach Preki and technical director Graham Smith, Sacramento went on to win the USL Championship in their inaugural year.

Portland Timbers 2

On 19 February 2015, Delbridge signed with

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club

Portland Timbers 2 Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a member of the USL Champio ...

FC Cincinnati

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Delbridge joined USL expansion side

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on 21 January 2016. He was named to the USL All-League First Team at the end of the 2016 season, and then again at the end of the 2017 season.

Melbourne City

On 28 November 2017 it was announced that Delbridge signed to

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club Melbourne City on a three-year contract. On 21 December 2019, Delbridge scored his first goal for the Melbourne City side with a commanding header against local rivals Melbourne Victory.

Incheon United

On 27 January 2021 it was announced that Delbridge signed to

club

on a two-year contract.

International career

14 September 2022, he had first call-up to the

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. 25 September 2022, he made his debut, in the starting XI for the

in their 2-0 win over the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual

* USL All-League Team:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delbridge, Harrison 1992 births Living people Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer players Ventura County Fusion players Sacramento Republic FC players Portland Timbers 2 players FC Cincinnati (2016–18) players Melbourne City FC players Incheon United FC players Association football defenders Expatriate soccer players in the United States Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in South Korea Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea USL League Two players USL Championship players Australia international soccer players Soccer players from Sydney