Harrison "Harry" Swartz (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

New Mexico United New Mexico United is an American professional soccer team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 2018, the team currently plays in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer. History Former teams The state of New Mexic ...

Career

Swartz is from

Needham, Massachusetts Needham ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is home of Olin College. History Early settlement Needham was first settled in 1680 with the purchase of a ...

. He played soccer at

Needham High School Needham High School is a public high school in Needham, Massachusetts, educating grades 9 through 12. Aaron Sicotte is the principal of Needham High School. Its three assistant principals are Alison Coubrough-Argentieri, Mary Kay Alessi, and Pie ...

, where he was a 2011 Bay State League First Team pick after breaking the school record for most points as a sophomore. In 2012, he was a silver medalist with the United States in the 2012

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. In 2013, he was rated among the top 150 high school seniors by ''College Soccer News''.

College and amateur

Swartz spent five years playing

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between 2014 and 2018, scoring 5 goals and tallying 5 assists in 71 appearances. Swartz is Jewish, and was named to the 2017 ''

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'' Division 1 Men's Soccer All-America Team, along with

Sam Raben Sam Raben (born May 11, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. He won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Before turning pro, he played two seasons in the Premier Development League with ...

and

Jake Rozhansky Jake Michael Rozhansky ( he, ג'ייק מייקל רוזנסקי, born 4 July 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro side New England Revolution II. During his career, he has previously appeared for D.C. ...

. Swartz also played for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

sides

Ocean City Nor'easters Ocean City Nor'easters is an American soccer team based in Ocean City, New Jersey. Founded in 1996, the team currently plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays their home games at Carey Stadium wh ...

, Boston Bolts and Brazos Valley Cavalry.

Professional

On May 3, 2019, Swartz signed for

side

Hartford Athletic Hartford Athletic is an American professional soccer team based in Hartford, Connecticut. The club was founded in 2018 and started play in the USL Championship in 2019. It is the only pro soccer team in Connecticut. History On June 8, 2021, Ha ...

. Swartz was named team MVP for the 2019 season and re signed with Hartford for the 2020 season. Following the 2020 season, it was announced that Swartz would join

ahead of 2021.

Career statistics

References

External links

Northeastern bioHartford Athletic bio
* Living people 1996 births American soccer players Jewish American sportspeople Jewish footballers Association football defenders Northeastern Huskies men's soccer players Brazos Valley Cavalry FC players Ocean City Nor'easters players Boston Bolts players Hartford Athletic players New Mexico United players Soccer players from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Needham, Massachusetts USL League Two players USL Championship players 21st-century American Jews {{US-footy-defender-stub