Harry Souttar

Harry James Souttar (born 22 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Australia national team.

Souttar began his career with Dundee United, making three first team appearances, before joining Stoke City in September 2016. He gained experience out on loan at Ross County and Fleetwood Town before breaking into the first team at Stoke in 2020–21. Born in Scotland to an Australian mother, Souttar previously represented Scotland at youth levels before making his debut for the Australia under-23 team, followed by the senior team, in 2019.

Club Career

Dundee United

Souttar played for the Dundee United development team, including alongside his brother John in February 2015. Having featured in a number of match day squads and having been listed as a substitute for the first team, Souttar signed a contract extension in December 2015, tying him to Dundee United until May 2018. He made his first team debut against Partick Thistle in a Scottish Premiership match on 10 May 2016 and scored his first senior goal against Kilmarnock four days later.

English Premier League club Stoke City became interested in signing Souttar, and although Dundee United rejected two bids to buy the player during June 2016, it was reported during August 2016 that the clubs had agreed an initial £200,000 fee for his transfer.

Stoke City

Despite an agreement for Souttar's transfer to Stoke City having been reached before the end of the transfer window on 31 August, completion was delayed pending FIFA approval due to the player being under 18 years old. He officially joined Stoke on 29 September 2016, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Souttar made his Stoke debut on 23 August 2017 in a 4–0 EFL Cup win over Rochdale.

After signing a new contract with Stoke, Souttar joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on 24 January 2018 until the end of the season. He played 13 times fo