Paul Harries (born 19 October 1977) is an Australian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played professionally in England. After playing youth football at

Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of soccer in Austral ...

, Harries began his senior career with Lysaghts in the Illawarra Premier League, before moving to the NSW Institute of Sport. In 1997, Harries signed a one-year contract with

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

. Harries joined Crystal Palace in September 1998 on a free transfer. Crystal Palace sent Harries on loan to Torquay United in February 1999. Harries signed for the Football Kingz in September 2003. He played 12 times for the Auckland team during the 2003–04 National Soccer League season. Harries rejoined

ahead of the 2005

New South Wales Premier League The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, one of the two organising bodies in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier L ...

season.

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Harries at Exeter City archive
Australian men's soccer players Portsmouth F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players English Football League players 1977 births Living people Men's association football forwards Wollongong Wolves FC players Expatriate men's footballers in England Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Soccer players from Sydney {{Australia-footy-forward-stub