Kevin Harper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Patrick Harper | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Thorniewood United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Hibernian | 94 | (15) |
| 1998–2000 | Derby County | 32 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Walsall (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Portsmouth | 119 | (9) |
| 2003 | → Norwich City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Leicester City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Stoke City | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Walsall (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 29 | (5) |
| 2015– | Thorniewood United | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1997 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Patrick Harper (born 15 January 1976) is a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Derby County, Walsall, Portsmouth, Norwich City, Leicester City, Stoke City, Carlisle United and Dunfermline Athletic. At the age of thirty-nine, he came out of retirement to play for Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region side Thorniewood United.
Harper was born in Oldham and raised in Glasgow's Possilpark area, attending St. Theresa's Primary and St. Augustine's Secondary School.
Harper played for youth club Hutchison Vale in Edinburgh before he was signed by Hibernian and made his professional debut aged just 17. As a black footballer, Harper was in a small minority within Scottish football. He was unhappy that having claimed Gary Mackay had racially abused him during an Edinburgh derby game in November 1996, the SFA did not take action in response to his complaint.
Derby County manager Jim Smith signed Harper for £300,000 in September 1998. Despite clear potential, Harper failed to impress at Derby, scoring just two goals against Liverpool in the league and Swansea City in the FA Cup. He was loaned out to Walsall in December 1999 for the remainder of the season.
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