Harvey Sarajian

Harvey Sarajian (born January 26, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.

Sarajian spent two seasons playing college soccer with Georgia Southern Eagles and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons respectively, and also played as a placekicker for the Southern Eagles' football team. While playing college soccer, Sarajian also played in the United Premier Soccer League. He was picked fifth overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City and signed a professional contract eight days later.

Early career Sarajian played youth soccer with Florida West F.C., a youth soccer program based in Fort Myers. Sarajian described his experience with Florida West F.C. as having given him "a solid foundation to prepare" for the rest of his sporting career. Sarajian's performances before he began competing in high school soccer were described as "unbelievable" by Naples High School head soccer coach Bob Prange after Prange watched Sarajian play youth soccer shortly before he began his high school soccer career under him. Prange said that Sarajian would score "three, four, five goals a game".

As a high school senior, Sarajian scored 23 goals and made 12 assists to help Naples High School to the Class 5A state championship game. Additionally, Sarajian was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year award in the men's soccer category. While studying at Naples High School, Sarajian also kicked for the school's American football team and competed in track and field.

College career In 2024, Sarajian moved to Georgia to attend Georgia Southern University, where he played for the school's soccer team. With the Georgia Southern Eagles, Sarajian made his first collegiate goal contribution when he provided an assist to Mitch Picksley in a 2–0 win over the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on August 30. On September 9, Sarajian scored his first collegiate goal in a 4–1 win at the North Florida Ospreys. While studying at Georgia Southern, Sarajian also played as a placekicker for the school's football team. In Sarajian's ninth game for the Demon Deacons on September 22, 2025, he scored his first goal for his new team in a 7–0 win over the Liberty Flames. Overall, over the course of his second season of college soccer, his offensive output decreased to two goals and two assists across 17 appearances.

Club career Prior to attending university at Georgia Southern University and playing for their men's soccer team, Sarajian played a single season with United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) team Naples Captains. In 2024 and 2025, Sarajian continued to play in the UPSL, but represented Inter City FC instead.

On December 10, 2025, Major League Soccer announced that Sarajian had been invited to attend the 2025 MLS College Showcase in Mesa, Arizona from December 10–13. Eight days later, Sarajian was picked fifth overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City. A few weeks later, Sarajian signed a three-season contract with a team option for three more seasons on January 16, 2026. Sarajian made his professional debut for Orlando City's reserve affiliate, Orlando City B, in MLS Next Pro on March 2, scoring his side's only goal as they lost 3–1 to Huntsville City FC. On April 18, Sarajian made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home loss to the Houston Dynamo.

Personal life Born in the United States, Sarajian is of Armenian descent.

At age 10, Sarajian attended his first-ever professional soccer match: an Orlando City match against the Chicago Fire at Camping World Stadium in 2015. Sarajian would end up signing his first professional contract with Orlando City around 11 years later, and he described it as "a dream come true". Sarajian has three brothers and two sisters, and his father played college football for the Temple Owls.

Honors Individual

Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year: 2024 First-Team All Conference: 2024