Kevin Harmse

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Mitchell Harmse
Date of birth	July 4, 1984 (1984-07-04) (age 25)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Number	7
Youth career
1995–2000	Roman Tulis School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Tromsø	2	(0)
2004–2005	Vancouver Whitecaps	36	(1)
2006	Nitra	13	(0)
2007	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	(1)
2008–2009	Toronto FC	28	(0)
2009–	Chivas USA	0	(0)
National team‡
2007–	Canada	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:56, 27 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:56, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Kevin Harmse (born July 4, 1984 in Johannesburg) is a South African-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth

Harmes grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, and began his youth career training at the Roman Tulis School in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

[edit] Professional

Harmse was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2002 but did not sign with the club; instead, after training with both Bayern Munich and Benfica he signed with Tromsø IL in the Norwegian Premier League. He did not see much playing time, and returned to the Whitecaps in 2004, where he gradually worked himself to become a cornerstone of the Whitecaps defense, playing in 36 games and scoring once.

He signed for Nitra in the Slovakian Corgoň Liga in 2006, spending a year with the club, before signing with Los Angeles in April 2007. He made his MLS debut on April 12, 2007, coming on at halftime against FC Dallas. He scored his first goal for the club on April 28, 2007, against Chivas USA.

Harmse was traded to Toronto FC in March 2008 for a fourth round draft pick. Harmse was used as a central defender for much of the 2008 season, and is expected to continue in this role in 2009.

Harmse scored his first goal for Toronto FC in the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship opening game against his former team, the Vancouver Whitecaps, on May 6, 2009 at BMO Field.

Harmse was traded to Chivas USA on June 24, 2009, but did not feature in any games in his debut season with the team.

[edit] International

Harmse played an important part of Canadian U-20 team that made it to the quarterfinals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also played for the U-23 team that failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics.

He made his debut with the senior Canadian national team on March 25, 2007, against Bermuda.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

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