Harry Van Der Saag

Harry Van Der Saag (born 29 October 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sydney FC.

Harry Van Der Saag
Personal information
Full name Harry Van Der Saag
Date of birth (1999-10-29) 29 October 1999
Place of birth Australia
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 21
Youth career
FNSW NTC
2014–2015 Manly United
2015–2019 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sydney FC NPL 25 (1)
2019– Sydney FC 3 (1)
National team‡
2019– Australia U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2019

Club career

Sydney FC

Van Der Saag first played with Sydney FC in a pre-season friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he marked French superstar Kylian Mbappé.[1] Following the friendly, he was signed to a professional scholarship contract by Sydney FC.[2][3][4] He made his first professional appearance for Sydney FC on 14 December 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute, replacing Alexander Baumjohann.[5] In January 2020, he extended his contract with Sydney FC by 2 years.[6]

International career

In November 2019, Van Der Saag was called up for the Australia U-23 squad playing a series of 3 friendlies in Chongqing, China.[7][8] Van Der Saag made one appearance and Australia claimed the Dazu Cup, winning all 3 friendlies.[9]

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References
  1. Bossi, Dominic (31 July 2019). "Sydney FC teen snares Mbappe's match shirt after dream debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Teen football star Harry Van der Saag chasing another dream debut after snaring Sydney FC contract". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2019.
  3. Rupolo, Nicholas (4 September 2019). "Sydney FC promote trio of youngsters". FTBL.
  4. Hill, Simon (1 October 2019). "He scored 18 goals last season. But Sydney FC want even more from star import Adam le Fondre". Fox Sports. We have a couple of scholarship players in Ryan Teague, Marco Tilio and Harry Van der Saag...
  5. "Harry Van der Saag makes Sydney FC debut against Mariners". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2019.
  6. "Harry Van der Saag Signs New Deal". Sydney FC. 15 January 2020.
  7. "Australia U-23 National Team Named for China Tour". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2019.
  8. "Harry Van der Saag earns Aussie call-up before hitting pitch for Sydney FC in A-League". The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2019.
  9. "Australia U-23s claim 2019 'Dazu Cup' in China". Football Federation Australia. 20 November 2019.

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