Jack Harper

Jack Harper (born 28 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Racing Santander, on loan from Getafe as a forward. Born and raised in Spain, he represented his parents' birthplace Scotland at youth international levels.

Club Career

Youth career

Harper played for Fuengirola Los Boliches between 2003 and 2009. After trialling with Sevilla and Almeria, Harper signed an initial 12-month contract with Real Madrid in 2009, at the age of 13. He moved to Madrid to live at the club's training ground, and attended private school.

In December 2012, Harper signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid. In June 2014 he signed a further contract extension with the club. At the age of 18, with two years left on his contract, he chose to leave Real Madrid after the club said they wanted to loan him out.

He signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2015. He was injured for the first six months of his time with Brighton.