Playing position Role Soccer Player 2001–2003 IMG Soccer Academy Height 1.83 m | Years Team Salary 125,000 USD (2012) Name Michael Harrington Siblings Marybeth Harrington | |
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Date of birth (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 29) Current team United States men's national soccer team (Forward) Parents Malinda Harrington, Mike Harrington Similar People Peter Vermes, Kei Kamara, Ben Zemanski, Taylor Peay, Danny O'Rourke Profiles | ||
Michael harrington interview jan 25
Michael Harrington (born January 24, 1986 in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American soccer player who plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
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- Michael harrington interview jan 25
- April fools day with michael harrington
- College and amateur
- Professional
- International
- Sporting Kansas City
- References
April fools day with michael harrington
College and amateur
Harrington attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played on the men's college soccer team from 2003 to 2006. During the collegiate off season, he also played for the Raleigh CASL Elite of the Premier Development League.
Professional
Harrington was selected in the first round (third overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards. He finished 3rd overall in voting for Rookie of the Year.
After six years with Kansas City, Harrington was traded to Portland Timbers in December 2012 in exchange for allocation money. He was traded to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money following the 2014 season.
In January 2016, Harrington signed with the Chicago Fire.
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 in Finland in which the team reached the quarterfinals. Two years later Harrington represented America at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.