Michael Harrington (born January 24, 1986) is a former American
soccer
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player.
Career
College and amateur
Born in the
North Carolina
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city of
Greenville, Harrington attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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where he played on the men's
college soccer
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team from 2003 to 2006. During the collegiate off season, he also played for the
Raleigh CASL Elite of the
Premier Development League
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.
Professional
Harrington was selected in the first round (third overall) of the
2007 MLS SuperDraft by
Kansas City Wizards
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. He finished 3rd overall in voting for Rookie of the Year.
After six years with Kansas City, Harrington was traded to
Portland Timbers
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in December 2012 in exchange for allocation money. He was traded to the
Colorado Rapids
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in exchange for allocation money following the 2014 season.
In January 2016, Harrington signed with the
Chicago Fire.
In January 2018, Harrington signed with
USL
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hometown side
North Carolina FC
North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system.
The team has played its home games a ...
.
International
Harrington was a member of the U-17 Residency Program at the
Bradenton Academy and while there played for the US at the
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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in Finland in which the team reached the quarterfinals. Two years later Harrington represented America at the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
in the Netherlands.
Honors
Sporting Kansas City
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Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
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:
2012
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References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
American soccer players
Association football defenders
Chicago Fire FC players
Colorado Rapids players
Major League Soccer players
North Carolina FC players
North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer)
Sportspeople from Greenville, North Carolina
Portland Timbers players
North Carolina FC U23 players
Soccer players from North Carolina
Sporting Kansas City draft picks
Sporting Kansas City players
United States men's youth international soccer players
USL League Two players