San Antonio FC has acquired defender Harvey Neville on loan from fellow USL Championship club Harvey Neville for the remainder of the 2025 season. | Photo courtesy Isabella Duran / Phoenix Rising FC
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC announced on Thursday the club had acquired defender Harvey Neville on loan from fellow USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC for the remainder of the 2025 season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.
Neville joins San Antonio having recorded six appearances for Rising across all competitions. The 23-year-old has recorded four starts in the Championship, logging 334 minutes of action. Neville has won 14 duels at a 66.7 percent success rate and won 3 of 3 tackles while also logging two interceptions and 10 recoveries.
A native of in Manchester, Neville trained with the Manchester United academy and signed his first professional contract for the club in July 2020. He made 28 appearances across multiple youth levels for Manchester United, featuring in nine Premier League 2 matches and one EFL Trophy match during the 2020-21 season. Prior to that, he spent time in Spain with the academy at first-division side Valencia CF from 2015-2018.
Neville made the move stateside in 2021, joining Inter Miami reserve side Fort Lauderdale CF in USL League One. He earned his first call-up to the First Team in 2022, making 11 MLS appearances and 42 appearances between League One and MLS Next Pro. He transitioned to the Portland Timbers system in 2024, going on to tally five assists in 23 matches for Timbers 2. The defender also has prior experience in USL Championship with loan stints at Loudoun United (2023) and Sacramento Republic (2024).
On the international stage, Neville has represented Republic of Ireland at the U19 level.