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Patrick Harris (field hockey)

Patrick 'Pat' Glen Harris (born 13 March 1985) is an indoor and field hockey player from the United States.

Personal life

Harris is a native of California. He was born in Thousand Oaks, and raised in the nearby city of Moorpark. His brother, Sean, also played field hockey for the United States at international level.

He is an alumnus of Moorpark High School and the University of Pennsylvania.

Field hockey

Under–21

Harris was a member of the United States U–21 side from 1999 through to 2006.

During his time with the national junior squad, he competed at two editions of the Pan American Junior Championship. At the 2000 edition in Santiago, the team finished in fourth place. At the 2005 edition in Havana, the team finished in fourth again, with Harris named as the Player of the Tournament.

Senior national team

Harris received his first call-up to the United States national squad in 2000, at just 15 years of age. He made his senior international debut later that year, earning his first senior cap during a match against Mexico at the inaugural edition of the Pan American Cup in Havana.

Throughout his career, Harris has represented the national team at a multitude of major international tournaments. During this time, he has medalled with the team on three separate occasions. In 2009 he won his first, taking home an historic silver medal at the Pan American Cup in Santiago. His other two medals were both bronze. He won his first bronze at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster and the second at the XVIII Pan American Games in Lima.

As of 2025, Harris is still an active member of the senior national team. He was most recently named in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo, which will be his seventh edition of the tournament. He is the only player in Pan America to have competed at every single edition of the Pan American Cup.

Major International Tournaments<br />The following is a list of major international tournaments Harris has competed in throughout his career.

Indoor hockey

In addition to field hockey, Harris also represented the United States in indoor hockey. Throughout his indoor career, he has medalled at five editions of the Indoor Pan American Cup. He won gold at the 2008 edition in San Juan, silver at the 2002, 2010 and 2021 editions, held in Rockville, Barquisimeto and Spring City, respectively, and finally bronze at the 2005 edition, held in Kitchener.

He has also represented the United States at every edition of the FIH Indoor World Cup the national team has qualified for. These include the 2003, 2011 and 2023 editions of the competition, held in Leipzig, Poznań and Pretoria, respectively.

International goals

The following is a list of field hockey goals scored by Harris at international level.

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