You may or may not have heard of him, but Seb Harris left his place in the PDL’s Michigan Bucks in 2009 to give it a shot in Jolly Old.
Sebastian ‘Seb’ Harris, the former Oakland University Golden Grizzly (12 goals in 45 appearances), now plays for Northampton Town in England’s League Two. He has made 6 appearances for The Cobblers in all competitions, scoring one goal - a late winner against Cheltenham.
Former Northampton gaffer Stuart Gray had this to say about Seb (August 2009):
“...He is very raw, but he is full of energy and has plenty of enthusiasm. He has caught our eye with his displays in training and he will be staying with us until the end of the year.”
“He has a lot of good attributes, he has pace and is good in the air and with day in, day out coaching and training here we think he will improve.”
“Seb is a player who is work in progress but we are happy to give him the time to develop and we think there is potentially a good player there...”
His current manager Ian Sampson said (March 2010):
“He's worked ever so hard and improved a lot since Christmas.”
"It's not easy to come such a distance and try your luck in the English game. It's a totally different environment. He deserves quite a few plaudits.”
The Rochester, Michigan native also played for the Michigan Bucks of the Premier Development League appearing 14 times and scoring 1 goal.
Good on ye Seb, we hope you make it.
