Andy Harper
Harper in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Harper | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Ives | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Sydney City | ||
| 1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1989–1990 | St George | 23 | (1) |
| 1991–1997 | Marconi | ||
| 1997–1999 | Brisbane Strikers | 40 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Newcastle Breakers | 31 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Newcastle United | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 321 | (101) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andy Harper (born 13 May 1967) is a former Australian soccer player who played in Australia's National Soccer League (NSL) for Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, St George, Marconi, Brisbane Strikers, Newcastle Breakers and Newcastle United. Harper began a commentary career while still playing, working for Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Channel 9, C7 Sport, ABC Radio and Fox Sports. He currently covers the A-League for Fox Sports as an expert commentator.
Harper began his professional playing career with Sydney City in 1986, their last season in the National Soccer League. Harper spent the 1987 National Soccer League season playing for Sydney Olympic. In January 1989, Harper signed for St George after spending much of 1988 travelling in Europe.
After several years with St George, Harper was sold to Marconi-Fairfield for an $18,000 transfer fee.
In the 1993 NSL grand final, Harper scored from a penalty kick to give Marconi a 1–0 win over Adelaide City.
In 1997, Harper signed a two-year deal with the Brisbane Strikers. He cited a desire to continue commentating for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as a motivation for staying in Australia, despite overseas interest.
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