Jack Harper

Early life Harper was born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, to Scottish parents. He speaks both English (with a Scottish accent) and Spanish. He grew up in Fuengirola.

Club career Youth career Harper played for Fuengirola Los Boliches between 2003 and 2009. In June 2014 he signed a further contract extension with the club. At the age of 18, with two years left on his contract, he chose to leave Real Madrid after the club said they wanted to loan him out. He was injured for the first six months of his time with Brighton. He spent the end of the 2016–17 season and all of 2017–18 with the Málaga B team, having lost out due to a last-minute goal in the final round the previous year.

He made his first-team debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 away win against CD Lugo in the Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal on 3 September, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over UD Almería.

Getafe Harper signed a pre-contract agreement with Getafe in February 2019 and completed the move in July. On 10 August, he was loaned to second division side Alcorcón for one year.

On 5 October 2020, transfer deadline day, Harper joined FC Cartagena, newly promoted to division two, on loan for one year. On 1 February 2021, he moved to Villarreal CF B in the third division, also on loan. On 6 July 2021, he was loaned out to the third-tier again, this time joining Racing de Santander.

On 21 July 2022, Harper moved to Hércules CF also on a one-year loan deal. In July of the following year, he left Getafe.

Marbella On 26 July 2023, Harper signed a one-year contract with Marbella FC in the Segunda Federación.

Linense On 17 July 2024, Harper joined Linense in the fourth-tier Segunda Federación.

Igea Virtus In July 2026 he signed for Italian Serie D club Igea Virtus.

International career Harper has elected to represent Scotland at international level, saying that "even though I live in Spain, I feel Scottish, so I want to make my family proud and play for my country."

He was called up by the under-15 squad in April 2010, He made his under-17 national debut in August 2012. He made a total of six appearances for the under-17s in 2012, scoring once. He made his debut for the under-19s in August 2014, making three appearances for them that year. He was dropped from the under-19s in March 2015.

He was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2017, but did not play.

Playing style Harper has been compared to Robin van Persie.

Honours Atlético Malagueño Tercera División Group 9: 2016–17, 2017–18