// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Elyh Harrison? A star with a hairy son.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elyh Samuel Harrison[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2006[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Redbridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| –2022 | Stevenage | ||
| 2022– | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Chester (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Greenock Morton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 9 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elyh Samuel Harrison (born 19 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greenock Morton on loan from Manchester United.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Harrison joined the youth academy of Premier League side West Ham. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Stevenage. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Manchester United and helped the under-18 team win the 2024 Premier League Cup.[4] Two years later, he was sent on loan to Chester, where he made eighteen league appearances.[5]
On 22 July 2025, Harrison joined League Two club Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[6]
On 28 July 2026, Harrison joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal.[7]
International career
[edit]Harrison played for the England national under-18 football team and the England national under-19 football team. English newspaper Manchester Evening News wrote in 2024 that he was "one of the most promising homegrown goalkeepers of his generation".[8] Through his parents, he is eligible to play for the South Africa national soccer team.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2023–24[10] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[11] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26[12] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Chester (loan) | 2024–25[11][13] | National League North | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2025–26[12] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2026–27 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "Elyh Harrison". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Elyh Harrison Manchester United Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Five wonderkids Bafana could lose to foreign countries". Kick Off. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ Elyh Harrison at Soccerway
- ↑ "Goalkeeper Elyh Harrison joins on loan!". ShrewsburyTown.com. Shrewsbury Town. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ Carney, Sam. "Loan news: Harrison joins Morton | Manchester United". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Who is Elyh Harrison? Manchester United youngster named in squad vs Newport County". Manchester Evening News. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Who is Elyh Harrison? Bafana Bafana-eligible teen promoted to Manchester United first team training". Independent Online. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Elyh Harrison in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first2425.asp
External links
[edit]- Elyh Harrison at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- English people of South African descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Chester F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen