Zeiko Harris

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sandys Parish, Bermuda
Prev School:
Appalachian State
High School:
South Kent

CAREER HONORS
• 2019 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2019 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
• 2019 All-NCCSIA First Team
• 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team
• 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
• 2018 All-NCCSIA Second Team

2021: Played in three matches in his final season, logging 61 minutes.

2020: Transferred to Louisville for the spring semester ... Played in two matches, logging 23 minutes during the spring.

2019: Harris played in 16 matches at Appalachian State, starting in 15, and was a crucial part of a Mountaineer defense that finished the regular season with eight shutouts, good for 15th in the nation and tied for first in the conference...scored a career-high two goals...took 11 shots, with four on target...scored a game-winner against George Mason (9/6)...was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Sun Belt… Earned first team All-NCCSIA honors and was named second team All-Southeast region by United Soccer Coaches...named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week twice this year after performances against UNCG and Central Arkansas.

2018: Harris appeared and started in all 17 matches for App State, upping his streak of consecutive starts to 36 .... Harris' 1,516 minutes of action was first among non-goalkeepers and second overall ... he led the Sun Belt's top defense, which allowed a league-best 15 goals and just a .88 goals against average ... Harris was one of five players on the team to notch multiple goals, as he scored a personal-high two times ... both of his goals came in a 3-0 shutout over George Mason (9/29) ... the performance led to his his first Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honor ... for his efforts on the season, Harris garnered First-Team All-Sun Belt honors, while he was later named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association All-Second Team ... Harris ended his sophomore campaign with 16 shots and five on goal ... he was a key cog in the Apps' 8-6-3 mark for their first winning season since 2012 and a top-three finish in the Sun Belt.

2017: Started all 19 matches for App State, anchoring the backline on defense…logged 1803 minutes, including 110 against Georgia State (Oct. 21)…took eight shots, three on target…scored his lone goal in the first half in a 3-2 win over VCU (Aug. 27)…recorded at least one shot in seven other matches .. his defensive prowess helped App turn into one of the top defenses in the Sun Belt, where the Mountaineers posted five shutouts, which was the second most in the Sun Belt, while the Apps were tied for second in goals allowed (1.21 GA) and third in goals against average (1.12).

High School: Played for South Kent in Connecticut under Owen Finberg ... 2015-16 TopDrawerSoccer National Champion ... 2013, 2015, 2016 New England Champion ... 2014, 2015, 2016 Western New England Regular Season Champion ... named 2016 all-American ... finished with nine goals and 12 assists ... named 2015 New England junior all-star ... earned Western New England all-star team selection ... named all-state ... helped Bermuda qualify for final U20 World Cup Qualifying Stage – Costa Rica on Feb. 17 ... also played for CFC United under Graciano Brito ... were State Cup Champions ... recorded two goals and four assists.

Personal: Son of Lisa Ricketts ... Majoring in Sport Administration ... In his spare time, he enjoys sleeping and playing FIFA ... Favorite food is jerk chicken ... Favorite team is Manchester United ... Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo ... Credits his mom as having the greatest influence on his career.