Harrison "Harry" Shipp (born November 7, 1991) is an American former

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player who last played as a midfielder for

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Early life and college

Shipp was born in

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, and attended Lake Forest High School. He played club soccer for the official youth soccer club of the Chicago Fire, The Chicago Fire Juniors North. Following high school, Shipp attended the

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and played four seasons there, scoring 23 goals and tallying 24 assists in 83 matches. He finished his collegiate career by helping lead Notre Dame to their first ever NCAA College Cup appearance and victory. Following the 2013 season, he was nominated for the prestigious MAC-Hermann Trophy, but eventually lost out to

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striker

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. Shipp did, however, win the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award.

Club career

Throughout Notre Dame's college cup run, there was much discussion whether Shipp would be eligible for the

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, or could be signed to a homegrown contract by the Chicago Fire. After the Fire made a homegrown claim for his signature, some MLS clubs requested for the league to verify whether he was classified as a homegrown talent. After MLS confirmed his status as a homegrown player, the Fire signed Shipp to a homegrown deal, making him the third in the club's history after Victor Pineda and

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. He made his first appearance for Chicago by playing the full 90 minutes in an away match against

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on March 16, 2014. On May 11, 2014, Shipp scored his first goal and his first professional

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for the Fire in a 5–4 away victory at

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. On June 7, 2014, Shipp scored two goals at

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in a losing effort against

in which the final score was 3–2. On February 13, 2016, Shipp was traded to Montreal Impact for general allocation and targeted allocation money. On December 22, 2016, Montreal traded Shipp to newly crowned

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champion

in exchange for allocation money. Shipp made his Sounders debut on March 11, 2017, when he started against his former team in a 2–2 draw against Montreal. Shipp scored his first Sounders goal in a 3–1 win over

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on March 19, 2017, redirecting a shot by Joevin Jones into the goal. He won a

with Seattle in 2019 and was part of the team's midfield rotation during the regular season and playoffs. On June 16, 2020, Shipp announced his retirement from professional soccer to pursue an

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. He had been accepted to the program during the league's suspension for the

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but halted his announcement while serving as a team representative for the

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Career statistics

Honors

Club

;Seattle Sounders FC *

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Individual

* NCAA Division I Championship

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

* ACC Offensive Player of the Year 2013 * First team All-America selection * Finalist for both the MAC Hermann Trophy and the Senior CLASS Award * Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the NCAA Championship * Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Soccer * NSCAA Scholar-All-America Player of the Year * ACC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award

Family and personal life

Shipp is the oldest of four children born to his parents, Terry and Kathleen. His younger brother, Michael, played soccer with him at Notre Dame. At the end of 2016, Shipp proposed to his long-time girlfriend Maria Kosse, whom he met while at Notre Dame. After retiring, Shipp enrolled in

, where he received his

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in June 2022. Since then, Shipp works as a consultant for the

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and lives in the

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References

External links

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Notre Dame Player Profile
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