Shae Harvey

Shae Ann Harvey (born March 1, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

Harvey grew up in Hermosa Beach, California, the daughter of Diana and Jackson Harvey. Her sister, Maya, played beach volleyball at Stanford. She also trained with NWSL club Angel City FC as a non-roster trialist in the 2023 preseason. TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the No. 12 prospect of the 2023 class, part of Stanford's third-ranked recruiting class.

College career Harvey started every game for the Stanford Cardinal in her freshman season in 2023, playing 25 games and scoring 1 goal. She was named to the Pac-12 Conference all-freshman team, earned third-team All-Pac-12 honors, and was named in the NCAA all-tournament team. TopDrawerSoccer named her the second-best freshman in the nation.

Harvey scored 5 goals in 23 games in her sophomore season in 2024, the Cardinal's first campaign in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). the decisive penalty in a shootout against Arkansas, and the opening header against Notre Dame, as Stanford returned to the semifinals, where they lost to Wake Forest.

Harvey started all 25 goals and scored 5 goals with 10 assists in her junior year in 2025, earning second-team All-ACC recognition. She then helped lead another deep run to the NCAA tournament final, losing 1–0 again to Florida State, and was named in the NCAA all-tournament team.

Club career

The Portland Thorns announced on December 29, 2025, that they had signed Harvey to her first professional contract on a three-year deal. She made her professional debut on March 13, 2026, playing 30 minutes as a substitute for Cassandra Bogere in a season-opening 1–0 win against the Washington Spirit.

International career

Harvey was called into training with the United States under-15 team in 2019. After the youth national team went on hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to train with the under-17 team in 2021. She scored four goals in a record win against Grenada at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. She played in four games for the tournament victors but did not make the roster for the subsequent 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She played three games for the under-20 team at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, placing second to Mexico. She played friendlies for the under-19 team against Spain in 2024.

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal Atlantic Coast Conference: 2025 ACC tournament: 2025

United States U-17 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2022

United States U-20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship runner-up: 2023

Individual Second-team All-ACC: 2025 Third-team All-Pac-12: 2023 Pac-12 all-freshman team: 2023 NCAA tournament all-tournament team: 2023, 2025