2024:
- Appeared in 15 games while starting 7
2023: Did not play due to injury.
2022: Appeared in all 16 games and started 11... Played all 90 minutes in six games.
2021: Appeared in eight games and started five… Started the first four games of the season and played all 90 minutes.
High School: Played as a first year and a sophomore at Detroit Country Day School… Scored 18 goals and added 21 assists in his two seasons… Earned first team all-state honors as a sophomore… Named one of the Great Lakes Region’s top-10 high school midfielders by TopDrawer Soccer… Helped lead Detroit Country Day to a state championship in his sophomore season.
Academy/MLS Next: Played for the Vardar Soccer Club… Club was the Annandale Premier Cup champion in 2018… Named to the APC all-tournament team.
ODP: Played for Michigan state and Region II programs.
Personal: Mother Zenzile played volleyball at Temple and is among the school’s top-10 all-time in career digs, member of the Temple Hall of Fame… Volunteers at local hospitals and as a stock boy at Fish and Loaves Community Food pantry… Trained at the Paris St. Germain, F.C. Soccer School for two weeks.
3 QUESTIONS FOR HARRIS
Biggest soccer influence? “Fernando Luiz Roza ‘Fernandinho’ He’s a member of the Brazilian national team as well as the English Premier League team Manchester City who plays midfielder and central defender-the same positions I play. He doesn't have the typical broad-shouldered, muscle-bound appearance of most defenders, but he is the fiercest competitor on the pitch.”
Do you have an idol or hero? “Jackie Robinson”
Why Yale? “The combination of academics and athletics at Yale are unmatched. Attending a top tier academic school along with playing for a top-tier soccer program is once in a lifetime opportunity. It is the best of both worlds-a win-win scenario.”
Stannard on Harris: “Justin is someone I knew right away that I wanted in the program. He is a fierce competitor and has good leadership presence on the field. Knowing the Vardar club he comes from very well, I know he will have some good toughness and resiliency, which are key attributes we want in the program. Justin has the ability to play as a defensive center midfielder or anywhere in the backline. He is confident and composed and able to make quality passes under pressure. Plus, his physicality and competitiveness will fit in right away with our identity and this will give him a chance to compete for minutes.”
