Harri Hawkins (born 28 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Virginia Dream.

Harri Hawkins
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Virginia Dream
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hofstra Pride 58 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Histon 59 (2)
2014–2015 Long Island Rough Riders 15 (0)
2016 Ventura County Fusion 6 (1)
2017 New York Cosmos B 7 (0)
2017 New York Cosmos 1 (0)
2018 Penn FC 22 (0)
2019 Loudoun United 25 (1)
2020 Greenville Triumph 5 (0)
2021–2022 Recreativo 0 (0)
2024– Virginia Dream
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2020

Career

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Hawkins played with Histon in both the National League and the National League North between 2011 and 2013, before heading to the United States to play college soccer at Hofstra University. Hawkins was ineligible to play during the 2013 season, but made 59 appearances and tallied 2 goals and 1 assist between 2014 and 2016.[1]

While at college, Hawkins played with Premier Development League sides Long Island Rough Riders[2] and Ventura County Fusion.[3]

After going undrafted in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, Hawkins joined National Premier Soccer League side New York Cosmos B. On 26 August 2017, Hawkins signed with the club's first team who play in the North American Soccer League.[4]

Hawkins signed with Loudoun United on February 22, 2019.[5] He scored his first goal for Loudoun on August 9, 2019, in Segra Field's opener. His goal was also Loudoun's first goal in Segra Field.[6]

Hawkins joined Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One ahead of the 2020 season.[7] Hawkins was released by Greenville following their 2020 season.[8]

On 12 August 2021, Hawkins joined Tercera División RFEF side Recreativo.[9]

In the summer of 2024, Hawkins was part of the Virginia Dream side who won the National Premier Soccer League Mid-Atlantic Conference playoffs.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Harri Hawkins - Men's Soccer". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Rosters". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ventura County Fusion - 2016 Playoffs - Roster - # - Harri Hawkins -". Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Bledi Bardic, Harri Hawkins to Join Cosmos First Team". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Loudoun United FC Signs Defender Harri Hawkins". 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Photo Gallery: Loudoun United Plays First-Ever Home Game". loudounnow.com. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ "TRIUMPH SIGN DEFENDER HARRI HAWKINS". greenvilletriumph.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Triumph SC Returns Core Group from Title-Winning Side". 10 December 2020.
  9. ^ "EL CENTRAL INGLÉS HARRI HAWKINS FIRMA POR EL RECREATIVO" (in Spanish). Recreativo de Huelva. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ^ @virginiadreamfc (14 July 2024). "Tonight's NPSL Mid Atlantic Final starting XI" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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