Josh Harrop

Josh Harrop
Personal information
Full name Joshua Andrew Harrop[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2012–2017 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Manchester United 1 (1)
2017–2022 Preston North End 83 (7)
2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 15 (0)
2022 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2024 Cheltenham Town 13 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:31, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Joshua Andrew Harrop (born 15 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Manchester United

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]

Preston North End

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]

Northampton Town

On 12 December 2022, Harrop joined League Two side Northampton Town on a short-term contract.[16]

Cheltenham Town

On 22 January 2024, Harrop joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[17]

Baller League UK career

In 2023, Harrop joined the newly formed Baller League, assigned to the side FC Rules the World, where he played 9 games, scoring 8 times, and assisting 4 times. After FC Rules the World folded, Harrop joined Deportrio for Season 2.

International career

Harrop received his first call up to the England U20 squad in September 2014.[18] He won three caps for the under-20s in 2014.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2016–17[20] Premier League 1100000011
Preston North End 2017–18[21] Championship 3821200—394
2018–19[22] Championship 800030—110
2019–20[23] Championship 3251132—368
2020–21[12] Championship 500031—81
2021–22[24] Championship 001000—10
2022–23 Championship 000000—00
Total 8373393009513
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League One 150000000150
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2021–22[24] League One 5000000050
Northampton Town 2022–23[25] League Two 2000000020
Cheltenham Town 2023–24[26] League One 130000000130
Career total 119833930013114

References

General
Inline
  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Preston North End" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Josh Harrop". 11v11. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: Josh Harrop". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 Hafez, Shamoon (21 May 2017). "Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Adam (23 June 2017). "United midfielder Harrop to join Preston". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Preston North End agree to sign Manchester United forward Josh Harrop". pnefc.net. Preston North End FC. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Josh Harrop: Preston North End midfielder out for the season after knee injury". BBC Sport. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Seddon, Dave (14 August 2019). "Preston North End midfielder Josh Harrop will get a big shot of confidence after coming off the bench to score against Bradford". Lancashire Post. National World Publishing. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City: Jack Butland makes two errors in Potters loss". BBC Sport. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Preston North End 2-2 Hull City: Alan Browne sends North End through in shootout". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Watson, Stuart (20 January 2021). "Town complete loan deal for Preston attacker Harrop". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ↑ "Town sign forward Josh Harrop on loan from Preston". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed".
  15. ↑ "Josh Harrop Leaves Preston North End". pnefc.net. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Josh Harrop signs for Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Josh Harrop is a Robin". www.ctfc.com. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Joshua Harrop called up to England Under-20s with James Wilson and Ben Pearson". The Peoples Person. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Town complete Harrop signing". TWTD. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2024.