Harvey Sarajian

Harvey Sarajian
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-26) January 26, 2005
Place of birth Naples, Florida, US
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 23
Youth career
Florida West F.C.
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Georgia Southern Eagles 17 (4)
2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 17 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Naples Captains
2024–2025 Inter City FC
2026– Orlando City 5 (0)
2026– → Orlando City B (loan) 13 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:53, August 2, 2026 (UTC)

Harvey Sarajian (born January 26, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.

Sarajian spent two seasons playing college soccer with Georgia Southern Eagles and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons respectively, and also played as a placekicker for the Southern Eagles' football team. While playing college soccer, Sarajian also played in the United Premier Soccer League. He was picked fifth overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City and signed a professional contract eight days later.

Early career

Sarajian played youth soccer with Florida West F.C., a youth soccer program based in Fort Myers.[2] Sarajian described his experience with Florida West F.C. as having given him "a solid foundation to prepare" for the rest of his sporting career.[3] Sarajian's performances before he began competing in high school soccer were described as "unbelievable" by Naples High School head soccer coach Bob Prange after Prange watched Sarajian play youth soccer shortly before he began his high school soccer career under him. Prange said that Sarajian would score "three, four, five goals a game".[4]

As a high school senior, Sarajian scored 23 goals and made 12 assists to help Naples High School to the Class 5A state championship game.[4] Sarajian graduated from Naples High School where, during his senior year, he was named Class 5A Player of the Year and Southwest Florida Boys Soccer Player of the Year for his performances for the school's soccer team in 2023.[5][6] Additionally, Sarajian was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year award in the men's soccer category. While studying at Naples High School, Sarajian also kicked for the school's American football team and competed in track and field.[7]

College career

In 2024, Sarajian moved to Georgia to attend Georgia Southern University, where he played for the school's soccer team. With the Georgia Southern Eagles, Sarajian made his first collegiate goal contribution when he provided an assist to Mitch Picksley in a 2–0 win over the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on August 30.[8][9] On September 9, Sarajian scored his first collegiate goal in a 4–1 win at the North Florida Ospreys.[10][9] In his freshman season, Sarajian provided four goals and six assists across 17 appearances.[9] After the end of the season, Sarajian was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and was selected for the 2024 First-Team All Conference.[7][11] While studying at Georgia Southern, Sarajian also played as a placekicker for the school's football team.[7]

On December 21, Sarajian transferred to Wake Forest University where he was added to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster.[12] In Sarajian's ninth game for the Demon Deacons on September 22, 2025, he scored his first goal for his new team in a 7–0 win over the Liberty Flames.[13] Overall, over the course of his second season of college soccer, his offensive output decreased to two goals and two assists across 17 appearances.[14]

Club career

Prior to attending university at Georgia Southern University and playing for their men's soccer team, Sarajian played a single season with United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) team Naples Captains. In 2024 and 2025, Sarajian continued to play in the UPSL, but represented Inter City FC instead.[15]

On December 10, 2025, Major League Soccer announced that Sarajian had been invited to attend the 2025 MLS College Showcase in Mesa, Arizona from December 10–13.[16] Eight days later, Sarajian was picked fifth overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[17][18] A few weeks later, Sarajian signed a three-season contract with a team option for three more seasons on January 16, 2026.[19] Sarajian made his professional debut for Orlando City's reserve affiliate, Orlando City B, in MLS Next Pro on March 2, scoring his side's only goal as they lost 3–1 to Huntsville City FC.[20] On April 18, Sarajian made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home loss to the Houston Dynamo.[21]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Sarajian is of Armenian descent.[22]

At age 10, Sarajian attended his first-ever professional soccer match: an Orlando City match against the Chicago Fire at Camping World Stadium in 2015. Sarajian would end up signing his first professional contract with Orlando City around 11 years later, and he described it as "a dream come true".[23] Sarajian has three brothers and two sisters, and his father played college football for the Temple Owls.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played August 12, 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League U.S. Open Cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando City 2026 Major League Soccer 5 0 0 0 — — 2[a] 0 7 0
Orlando City B (loan) 2026 MLS Next Pro 13 5 — — — — 13 5
Career total 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 5
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

Individual

  • Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year: 2024[11]
  • First-Team All Conference: 2024[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Harvey Sarajian". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Florida West F.C." Florida West F.C. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "College". Florida West F.C. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Alex (April 16, 2026). "Naples' Harvey Sarajian settling in to MLS rookie season with Orlando City". Naples Daily News. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  5. ↑ Martin, Alex (March 15, 2023). "Dairy Farmers: Ryleigh Acosta, Harvey Sarajian, Mason Ricker win Player of the Year honors". The News-Press. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Southwest Florida high school athletes honored at SWFL High School Sports Awards". The News-Press. June 9, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Hakobyan, Vahe (December 17, 2025). "An Armenian-American on the Road to MLS: Who Is Harvey Sarajian and Why He Could Enter the 2026 MLS Draft". Sportaran. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "FGCU vs Ga. Southern". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Harvey Sarajian". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  10. ↑ "North Florida vs Ga. Southern". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Sarajian and Holmes Tabbed With Sun Belt All-Conference and Major Award Honors". Georgia Southern Eagles. November 8, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer Adds 2024 Sunbelt Freshman of the Year Harvey Sarajian". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. December 21, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Liberty vs Wake Forest". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Harvey Sarajian". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Record 19 Former UPSL Players Selected in 2026 MLS SuperDraft". United Premier Soccer League. December 24, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "MLS Announces College Showcase Rosters". TopDrawerSoccer. December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ Shimel, Bradley (December 20, 2025). "SWFL alums Ricardo Louis and Harvey Sarajian selected as top-5 picks in MLS SuperDraft". WBBH-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  18. ↑ Oliveri, Zach (December 18, 2025). "2 local stars drafted top 5 in MLS SuperDraft". WINK-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Orlando City inks 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick and veteran Ojeda to new contracts". Spectrum News 13. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Match Report: Orlando City B Falls 3-1 to Huntsville City FC". Orlando City B. March 2, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  21. ↑ Foley, Kyle (April 18, 2026). "Orlando City SC blanked for 4th time, falls at home to Houston". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  22. ↑ Hakobyan, Vahe (December 17, 2025). "An Armenian-American on the Road to MLS: Who Is Harvey Sarajian and Why He Could Enter the 2026 MLS Draft". Sportaran. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  23. ↑ David, Austin (February 9, 2026). "Rookie Harvey Sarajian's dream becoming a reality in Orlando". Orlando City. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Harvey Sarajian Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
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