Upon high school graduation he played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles for four years from 2002 to 2005 where he appeared in 69 games scoring 7 goals and notching 9 assists.

During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.

[2] Harvey scored his first goal for the Union off a header on April 15, 2010, in a 2–1 loss to Toronto FC.

[3] On July 7, 2011, Harvey was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for allocation money.

Harvey played 2 matches for the United States U-17 national team in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup and one match for the United States U-20 national team in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.