Kathryn Elizabeth Harvey (born June 9, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC.
.jpg) Harvey in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kathryn Elizabeth Harvey | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Calgary Wild FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New West SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Trinity Western Spartans | 75 | (31) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Unity FC | ||
| 2022–2024 | AaB | 45 | (23) |
| 2024 | Fatih Vatan S.K. | 5 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City FC | 15 | (3) |
| 2025– | Calgary Wild FC | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 16, 2026 | |||
Early life
editHarvey played youth soccer with New West SC.[1] Harvey attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, where she was a four-year starter on the lacrosse and volleyball teams, and also helped the soccer team to the AAA provincial soccer championship in 2015.[1][2] She also played lacrosse with the British Columbia provincial team, winning the Junior Women's Box Lacrosse National Title in 2015.[2]
University career
editIn September 2015, Harvey began attending LIU Brooklyn when she played for the women's lacrosse team on a full lacrosse scholarship.[3][4] In March 2016, she was named the Northeast Conference Lacrosse Rookie of the Month.[5]
In 2017, she transferred to Trinity Western University choosing to switch to soccer and join the women's soccer team.[4] She made her debut on September 8, 2017, against the UBC Thunderbirds.[6] She scored her first goal on September 24, 2017, in a 1–0 victory over the MacEwan Griffins.[7] At the end of the 2017 season, she was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team.[8] In 2019, she was named to the All-Canada West Second Team and an Academic All-Canadian.[9][10] In November 2021, Harvey was named the Canada West Athlete of the Week[11][12] and at the end of the season, she was again named to the All-Canada West Second Team and an Academic All-Canadian.[13][14]
Club career
editIn 2022, she played with Unity FC in League1 British Columbia.[15]
In August 2022, she signed her first professional contract with Danish club AaB in the second tier Kvinde 1. division.[16][17] In August 2023, she extended her contract for another season after helping the club earn promotion to the first tier Kvindeligaen in her debut season.[18]
In July 2024, she signed with Fatih Vatan S.K. of the Turkish Women's Football Super League.[19] In October 2024, she departed the club.[20]
On October 29, 2024, she signed with Australian club Melbourne City in the A-League Women.[21] On November 3, 2024, she scored two goals in her club debut, after coming on as a substitute, in a 5–2 victory in the opening match of the season against Perth Glory.[22] In June 2025, it was announced she had left the club at the end of her contract.[23]
In July 2025, she returned to Canada to sign with Calgary Wild FC of the Northern Super League.[24] On July 27, 2025, she made her debut in a match against Montreal Roses FC.[25] On August 16, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 1-0 victory over Halifax Tides FC.[26]
References
edit- 1 2 "Roxburgh unveils 2017 women's soccer recruiting class". Trinity Western Spartans. June 16, 2017.
- 1 2 "Women's Lacrosse Adds Eight for 2016 Season". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Kathryn Harvey LIU lacrosse profile". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds.
- 1 2 Tsumura, Howard (October 26, 2017). "TWU's Kathryn Harvey makes her move from lacrosse to soccer in dynamic fashion". Varsity Letters.
- ↑ "Harvey Named NEC Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Spartans fall to Thunderbirds in season-opener". Trinity Western Spartans. September 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Harvey and Oliveirio help Spartans to six point road trip". Trinity Western Spartans. September 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Kashima, Tidder, Gartke earn All-Star honours, Harvey All-Rookie Team". Trinity Western Spartans. November 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Six Spartans honoured by Canada West". Trinity Western Spartans. October 24, 2019.
- ↑ "U Sports honours 61 Spartans as Academic All-Canadians". Trinity Western Spartans. December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Harvey wins Canada West Athlete of the Week". Trinity Western Spartans. November 8, 2021.
- ↑ "SOC: Champions Harvey, McKay earn weekly honours". Canada West Universities Athletic Association. November 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Four Spartans named conference All-Stars". Trinity Western Spartans. October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "U Sports honours 85 Spartans as Academic All-Canadians". Trinity Western Spartans. December 13, 2021.
- ↑ "League1 BC: Women stay top of the table with 2-1 victory". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Harvey signs first professional deal in Denmark". TWU Spartans. August 15, 2022.
- ↑ Jensen, Claus; Hansen, Torben (March 14, 2024). "I Canada sagde de, hun ikke var god nok, men pludselig var hun efterspurgt i Aalborg" [In Canada they said she wasn't good enough, but suddenly she was in demand in Aalborg]. Nordjyske (in Danish).
- ↑ "Canadisk bomber fornyer med AaB" [Canadian bomber renews with AaB]. AaB Fodbold (in Danish). August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Done deal: Kat Harvey signs with Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü". International Sports Consulting. July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü, İki Başarılı Sporcuya Veda Ediyor" [Fatih Vatan Sports Club Says Farewell to Two Successful Athletes]. Haber Çarşı (in Turkish). October 23, 2024.
- ↑ "City secure Canadian striker Kathryn Harvey". Melbourne City. October 29, 2024.
- ↑ "ALW Report: City 5-2 Perth". Melbourne City FC. November 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Two A-League Women's Premiers depart City". Melbourne City. June 17, 2025.
- ↑ "'Big-game players': Calgary Wild FC add Kathryn Harvey, Jorian Baucom to bolster offence". Calgary Herald. July 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Calgary Wild FC Show Resilience in 2-0 Deficit to Montreal Roses FC". Calgary Wild FC. July 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Calgary Wild defeat Halifax Tides at McMahon Stadium". CBC Sports. August 16, 2025.
External links
edit- Kathryn Harvey at Soccerway
- Kathryn Harvey at Turkish Football Federation