Joshua Andrew Harrop (born 15 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Preston North End. He began his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team and left for Preston in July 2017. He was released from the club in September 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Andrew Harrop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Manchester United | 1 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Preston North End | 83 | (7) |
| 2021 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:31, 14 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Harrop marked his senior debut with a goal for United against Crystal Palace on the last day of the 2016–17 Premier League season, the first of a 2–0 win.[4] His goal made him Manchester United's 100th different scorer in the Premier League.[4] After finishing the season as the under-23 side's top scorer with 10 goals, Harrop rejected a contract offer from the club in June 2017.[5]
On 23 June 2017, Preston North End announced Harrop would join on 3 July, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed compensation agreement.[6] On 29 September 2018, during a 3–2 loss to West Bromwich Albion, Harrop suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which kept him out for the rest of the season.[7] He made his return in August 2019, coming off the bench to score in a 4–0 win over Bradford City in the first round of the 2019–20 EFL Cup.[8] He also scored in his next two matches, a 3–1 home win over Stoke City in the league[9] and a 2–2 draw at home to Hull City in the second round of the EFL Cup, in which he also provided an assist and scored in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.[10]
In January 2021, Harrop joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan.[11] Harrop made 15 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich.[12]
On 27 January 2022, Harrop joined League One side Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
Harrop was placed on the transfer list on 7 May 2022 at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season.[14] On 1 September 2022, Harrop had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[15]
Harrop received his first call up to the England U20 squad in September 2014.[16] He won three caps for the under-20s in 2014.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2016–17[18] | Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Preston North End | 2017–18[19] | Championship | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |
| 2018–19[20] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | Championship | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21[12] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 13 | ||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2020–21[12] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2021–22[22] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 104 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 14 | ||
Preston North End F.C. – current squad | |
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