Harry Van Der Saag

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Harry Van Der Saag
Personal information
Full name Harry Van Der Saag
Date of birth (1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 21)
Place of birth Australia
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 12 (1)
National team‡
2019– Australia U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2019

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

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[citation needed] and Australia claimed the Dazu Cup, winning all 3 friendlies.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 31 December 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC 2019–20 A-League 12 1 0 0 4 0 16 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 12 1 0 0 4 0 16 1


Honours[]

Club[]

Sydney FC

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.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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