Shayon Adam Harrison (born 13 July 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Romanian

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club Politehnica Iași.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Harrison made his professional debut for Tottenham on 25 October 2016, coming on in the 83rd minute for

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in a 2–1 defeat to

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in the

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. On 20 January 2017, Harrison joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Yeovil in a 2–2 draw against

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, on 21 January 2017. For the second half of the 2017–18 season Harrison went on loan to Southend United. In the January 2019 transfer window, Harrison went out on loan to Australian club Melbourne City of the

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Holland and English lower leagues

In the summer 2019 transfer window, Harrison signed for

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in Holland. On 1 February 2021, he was released by Almere. On 8 February 2021, Harrison joined League One side

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on a free transfer. On 11 August 2021, Harrison joined League One side

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. On 11 January 2022, Harrison left the club following the expiration of his short-term contract. On 1 March 2022, Harrison joined Southern League Premier Division South leaders

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Politehnica Iași

On 25 August 2022, Harrison was officially announced as Romanian

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side Politehnica Iași's new signing. After winning promotion to

in 2023, he went on a goal scoring streak of 5 goals in 6 games in November.

Career statistics

Honours

Politehnica Iași *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Shayon 1997 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey People from Hornsey Black British sportsmen English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Men's association football forwards Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Melbourne City FC players Almere City FC players AFC Wimbledon players Morecambe F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players English Football League players A-League Men players Eerste Divisie players Liga II players Liga I players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Australia English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Romania