Harry Souttar Player Profile

Name: Harry James Souttar.

D.O.B: 22/10/1998.

Age: 27.

Height: 1.98m (6'6").

Weight: 90kg.

Preferred Foot: Right.

Position: Centre-back.

Current Club: Leicester City.

Australian Debut: 10/10/2019.

Cap Number: #601.

Jersey Number: #19.

From: Aberdeen, Scotland.

Citizenship: Australia / Scotland.

Current Market Value: €5.00m.

Highest Market Value: €17.00m.

Contract Expiry: 30 June 2028.

Total Transfer Fees: €20.60m.

Senior Club Appearances: 181.

Senior Club Goals: 7.

Australia Caps: 36.

Australia Goals: 11.

Harry Souttar Bio

Harry Souttar is one of the most physically imposing defenders in Australian football history; a towering centre-back whose aerial dominance, defensive authority and eye for goal at set pieces have made him one of the most recognisable figures in the Australian men's soccer team.

Born on 22 October 1998 in Aberdeen, Scotland, Souttar grew up in the village of Luthermuir and attended Mearns Academy in Laurencekirk.

His mother Heather was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia, giving Harry and his older brother John, a Scotland international who plays for Rangers the option to represent either nation at international level.

Harry chose Australia, and his country is all the better for it. At 2.03 metres, he is the tallest outfield player ever to represent the Australian men's soccer team.

See Harry Souttar in action at this years' World Cup in North America.

Harry Souttar Club Career

Souttar played youth football for Brechin City Boys Club and was briefly attached to Celtic before joining the Dundee United academy in July 2013, where he played alongside his brother John.

He made his senior debut for Dundee United against Partick Thistle in May 2016 and scored his first senior goal against Kilmarnock four days later, before Stoke City agreed a fee of approximately €3.6 million to sign him in September 2016.

Playing for Stoke for the 2020-21 Championship season Souttar quickly established himself as one of the division's standout defenders, earning Stoke City's Player of the Month in October 2020 and making 43 appearances across the campaign.

The 2021-22 season was cruelly interrupted when Souttar suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while on international duty in November 2021, ruling him out for the remainder of the club season.

He made a remarkable recovery in time for the 2022 World Cup, and his performances in Qatar attracted Premier League interest; on 31 January 2023, Leicester City signed him for a reported £15 million, making him the most expensive Australian footballer in history at the time.

A loan spell at Championship club Sheffield United followed in August 2024, but his season was cut short on Boxing Day 2024 when he ruptured his Achilles tendon against Burnley, requiring surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation.

His inclusion in the Australian men's soccer team's North America World Cup squad is a testament to his resilience and determination to return to the top level.

Harry Souttar International Career

After representing Scotland at under-17 and under-19 level, Souttar committed to the Australian men's soccer team in 2019, making his senior debut on 10 October 2019 against Nepal in a 2022 World Cup qualifier, scoring twice in a 5-0 win.

He followed that up with two more goals in his second appearance, a 7-1 win over Chinese Taipei four days later; four goals in his first two games for the national team announced him as a generational defensive talent with a rare goalscoring threat.

Souttar was part of the Australian under-23 side that qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, helping the Olyroos beat Argentina in their opening group match.

He was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where his defensive performances drew widespread praise; his commanding presence at the heart of the backline was central to Australia's historic run to the round of 16, with pundits singling him out as one of the tournament's standout defenders.

At the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, Souttar continued to deliver, scoring against Bangladesh, Palestine and Indonesia across qualification and the tournament itself.

With 36 caps and 11 international goals heading into the 2026 World Cup, his combination of aerial dominance, physical strength and set-piece threat give Australia a genuine match-winning weapon at both ends of the pitch.

Having fought back from a serious Achilles injury, his presence in Tony Popovic's squad is as much a symbol of determination as it is a statement of quality.