Jyllissa Harris
_051.jpg) Harris with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 8, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hazlet, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ottawa Rapid FC (on loan from Houston Dash) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 107 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Houston Dash | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ottawa Rapid FC (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 | |||
Jyllissa Harris (born April 8, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Ottawa Rapid FC of the Northern Super League, on loan from the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early career
[edit | edit source]Harris was born in Hazlet, New Jersey, and attended Red Bank Catholic High School.[1] She was a nominee for the High School All-American Game in 2017 and competed for the PDA Gunners and Sky Blue of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]Harris played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2018 to 2022.[2]
Harris attended the University of South Carolina where she set an NCAA Record for all-time minutes (9,395). At South Carolina, Harris was No. 1 all-time starter (105 games) and No. 1 in all-time games played (107, No. 3 in NCAA). Across her five-year career, Harris started in all but two of her 107 games played and passed the 2000-minute mark twice. Harris was awarded the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI selection as well as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American nod.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Harris was selected by the Houston Dash in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[3] In her first season with Houston, Harris recorded 47 total passes with an 80.9% success rate.[4] In November 2023, the Dash exercised a contract option for Harris.[5] In March 2025, she was loaned to Canadian Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.[6] At the end of the 2025 season, she won the league's Defender of the Year award and was named to the league's Team of the Season.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Harris graduated from South Carolina in May 2022 with a degree in Childhood Education.[3]
In September 2022, Harris and other female student-athletes at South Carolina were honored during a South Carolina football game before being yelled at to "get off the field"; the moment went viral as Harris spoke out on social media regarding the incident.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played November 8, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Houston Dash | 2023 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Ottawa Rapid FC (loan) | 2025 | Northern Super League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Honors
[edit | edit source]South Carolina Gamecocks
Individual
- SEC All-Freshman Team: 2018
- United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team: 2022
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External links
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- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
- 2000 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- South Carolina Gamecocks women's soccer players
- Houston Dash players
- Houston Dash draft picks
- National Women's Soccer League players
- People from Hazlet, New Jersey
- Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Red Bank Catholic High School alumni
- Ottawa Rapid FC players
- Northern Super League players