Hariss Harun is a Singaporean

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 footballer and plays S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

 team, Young Lions

Young Lions (Singapore football team)

The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...

 as a central midfielder. He is S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

's and also the national team

Singapore national football team

The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...

's youngest ever player, playing at the age of 16.

Football career

The youngest ever player to don the Lions' jersey, Hariss Harun is undoubtedly the future of Singapore football. At just 16 years and 217 days old, he came on as a second half substitute in a friendly against North Korea and he has never looked back ever since. Being both a combative midfielder and a playmaker, Hariss is the complete midfielder that every coach wishes he has on his team. His versatility is also one of his strengths as he has played at centre back, right back, attacking midfielder and when required, he has also played as a forward for the Courts

Courts Malaysia

Courts Malaysia, is the largest consumer electronics and furniture retailer in Malaysia with a network of 50 stores nationwide and a staff strength of 1,100. Courts has been operating in Malaysia for 24 years.-History:...

 Young Lions

Young Lions (Singapore football team)

The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...

 in previous seasons. Hariss is also a natural born leader. His great charisma has earned him the captain's armband as well as the respect of even the most seasoned campaigners in the S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

.

In August 2007, he was Singapore's winner of Nike's Who's The Next contest, and secured a training stint at Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

's famed academy, La Masia

La Masia

La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, , is the name given to FC Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is often used to generically describe the youth academy of Barcelona....

. He trained at the Catalans' youth academy for a week, with 13 other players from six Asia Pacific countries including South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 and Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The youngsters participated in three friendly games against players from Barca's youth academy, where he was selected captain for all the games. He returned a week later with the MVP award.http://www.938live.sg/ListDetail.aspx?Editorial_ID=22700&SubCategoryID=6&Diff=0&Catgrp=Sports&Start_Date=20070904

The former MVP at Barcelona's La Masia academy and S.League's Young Player of the Year is set to set the nation alight with his football brilliance in the years to come.

On July 2010, with the help of the Singapore national football team

Singapore national football team

The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...

 and Head Coach Raddy Avramovic, Hariss Harun underwent a unsuccessful 10-day trial with Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

 (CSL) side Shanghai Shenghua.

External links

• http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=f713ba5f-59ad-4f9e-bb13-7c2fbbec49ea&NLT=300