Chris Harold

Christopher Daniel Harold (born 14 July 1992) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

Chris Harold
Harold playing for Gold Coast United Youth in 2010
Personal information
Full name Christopher Daniel Harold
Date of birth (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 24
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)
National team‡
2010 Australia U-20 1 (0)
2012 Australia U-23 1 (0)
* 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, 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 has featured for Australian youth national sides in the past.

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]

International career

Harold was selected to tour to South America with the Australian Young Socceroos in March 2010.[6]

On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[7]

Career statistics
As of 1 February 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gold Coast United 2010–11 A-League 1010000101
2011–12 1510000151
Gold Coast total2520000252
Perth Glory 2012–13 A-League 2230000223
2013–14 2330000233
2014–15 1732100194
2015–16 2574200299
2016–17 2832000303
2017–18 2421000252
2018–19 10000010
2019–20 30100040
Perth total143211030015324
Central Coast Mariners 2019–20 A-League 72000072
Career total166251030018228

Honours

Club

Gold Coast United:

  • National Youth League Championship: 2009–2010

Perth Glory

See also

References
  1. Gold Coast United Profile Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. A League 2010 week 8 – Sydney FC vs Gold Coast United match report
  3. Morgan, Gareth (31 January 2020). "Harold parts ways with club". Perth Glory.
  4. "Chris Harold signs on the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 31 January 2020.
  5. "Staj provides squad update as Mariners return to training". Central Coast Mariners FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. Gold Coast United Profile Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Chris Harold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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