Harry Van Der Saag (born 29 October 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Adelaide United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Eric Van Der Saag | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FNSW NTC | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manly United | ||
| 2015–2019 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Sydney FC NPL | 28 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Sydney FC | 35 | (2) |
| 2022– | Adelaide United | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2019 | |||
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]
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]
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Sydney FC total | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Adelaide United | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adelaide United total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
We have a couple of scholarship players in Ryan Teague, Marco Tilio and Harry Van der Saag...
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