Hariss Harun

Young Lions

Hariss began his career along with Young Lions in the S.League in 2007. He became the youngest S-League player in 2007, aged 16 years 3 months and 18 days. The Football Association of Singapore had granted Hariss special dispensation from a rule that allowed players only of 18 years and above to play. In August 2007, he was Singapore's winner of Nike's 'Who's The Next' contest and secured a training stint at FC Barcelona's famed academy, La Masia. He trained at the Catalans' youth academy for a week, along with 13 other players from six Asia Pacific countries including South Korea and Japan. He captained the players in three friendly games against players from FC Barcelona's youth academy. Hariss impressed the trainers and returned a week later with the MVP award. 2008 proved to be a difficult year for Hariss as he tore his ligaments in a league match against Super Reds on 26 May when Oh Ddog Yi fell on his right knee. The injury ruled him out for a year, causing him to miss the rest of Singapore's World Cup qualifying campaign as well as the 2008 ASEAN Football Championship.

Trials with Shanghai Shenhua

With the help of the Football Association of Singapore and the national team coach Radojko Avramović, Hariss underwent a 10-day trial with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in July 2010, but was ultimately not offered a contract. Injury would strike Hariss again in 2010, when he suffered a right leg fracture in a match against India…

Youth

Hariss has been capped at all youth levels with the Singapore national team. He was part of the Singapore under-23 squad that won the bronze medal at the 2007, 2009 and 2013 SEA Games. Hariss also played in the 2006 Asian Games held in Qatar. Hariss scored in a 2–1 win over Myanmar U23 during the 2009 SEA Games. In the 2013 edition, Hariss scored in a 2–0 win over Brunei U23 on 13 December 2013. During the Bronze medal match against Causeway rivals, Malaysia U23, Hariss scored a brace in a period of 1 minute setting up a 2–1 win to clinch the bronze medal.

Senior

Hariss was scouted by national team coach Radojko Avramović who gave him his international debut in a friendly against North Korea on 24 June 2007 when he came on as a 70th-minute substitute. He is the youngest ever player to play for the Singapore national team at the age of 16 years and 217 days, breaking the previous record held by Fandi Ahmad who debuted at 17 years, 3 months and 23 days. Avramović rated Hariss as an "exceptional player" in a 2012 Straits Times interview. On 12 August 2009, Hariss make his first start for Singapore in a 1–1 draw during a friendly match against China. Hariss was called up to the Singapore squad for the 2012 AFF Championship. A shin fracture in a group stage loss to Indonesia ruled him out for the rest of the tournament as Singapore won the competition. He had also missed out on the 2008 and 2010 editions of the competition due to injury. Hariss scored…

Hariss became a property agent late 2023. On 29 April 2025, Hariss become the vice-president of the Football Association of Singapore council, becoming the first active player to be part of the council.

Born to Singaporean Indian parents of Malayali Muslim origin, a logistics officer, Harun bin Habib Mohamed and a housewife, Nisha binte Mohamed Yusoff. His father is his football advisor. He credits his father and uncle for starting his interest in football since the age of 6. Hariss received his primary education at St. Michael's Primary School and secondary education at St. Gabriel's Secondary School. He graduated with a diploma in Sport & Wellness Management from Nanyang Polytechnic.