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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:24 pm
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'WE CAUGHT up with QPR forward Harvey Vale to discuss how he’s settled in following his arrival from Chelsea
in January, as well as his career to date.
Vale joined the R’s in early 2025 but was ruled out of any first-team involvement until the upcoming season due to
injury. Rehab has been his full focus as he aims to make an impact in the months ahead.
Life at Rangers
The 21-year-old quickly has settled in to life in W12, having previously known a handful of our first-team players,
including Jake Clarke-Salter and loanee Ronnie Edwards.
“Ron definitely helped me settle in, I've been really close with him for a good few years and as soon as he saw I was
linked, he was messaging me,” Vale explains.
“Then Jake as well, we crossed paths at Chelsea a few times. It's was nice to have someone you already sort of knew
and got on well with.”
Vale revealed the warm arrival he received following his transfer aided a smooth transition.
“Everyone made me feel really welcome and it has been installed into the players about feeling together as a team,
and I feel like it’s helped me settle in,” he explained.
Vale admits he has been impressed by the potential of the squad he has become a part of, adding: “I think you can
see there's quality in the building. This season there have been rough patches and then really good patches, and
I think the key is the consistency now, staying in that really good patch for long periods of time.
“But the quality is definitely there to push on.”
Reflecting on what made QPR stand out as a club when he was considering his move at the turn of the year, Vale
explained: “Christian (Nourry, CEO) headed it up and he was really aligned on what the club wanted to do, what the
goals are, what the future looks like, and how I fit into that.
“I think that was the biggest factor for me.”
Vale has had to wait for his debut but he has remained positive throughout his rehab and is excited to be in better
shape than ever when it comes to pulling on the blue and white hoops.
“It’s an injury that if I can sort it now, then come the start of pre-season, I’ll be fitter and stronger for it,” he said.
“Having been out of men’s competitive football, the short-term goal is to get back playing competitively but in the
long-term I’m focussed on success for the club.”
Vale brings versatility as well as ability – and he is ready to showcase his talents to the R’s faithful.
“I think my preferred position is anywhere behind the striker, left wing, right wing, 10,” he said. “Right wing or 10
mainly
because I'm left footed, so I like to cut in and use my left foot.
“My style of play is efficiency - I'm not going to do 10, 20 step overs. I'll try and beat my man, try and link up and get
goals, get assists, create chances.”
When asked about playing in front of the R’s fans at MATRADE Loftus Road, Vale was quick to share his excitement.
“I've been to a few games now, night games, Saturday games,” he said. “The atmosphere is so good. It's nice because
it's a tight stadium. The fans are right on top of the pitch and you've got the goal songs when goals go in and everything
like that, I’m buzzing for it.”
Personal Life
Vale’s ambitions as a young kid were always to make it as a professional, as football was always something that ran in his
family.
“My dad used to play, he played for England Schoolboys a few times, and I grew up watching my brother play,” he said.
“I think it was always going to be football for me!”
Vale watched his brother Morgan before going on to play with him at Crowborough. He spoke about leaving home at the
age of 13 to follow his dream of becoming a professional and how tough it was to leave his family at such a young age.
“Yeah, it's difficult,” he admitted.
“I think my parents probably found it more difficult than me. In my eyes at that age, I was leaving to go follow my
dream. It wasn't easy, but I was playing football every day, so I couldn't complain.
QPR FC
Starting his career as a youngster at Fulham, Vale operated in a more defensive position at left-back - even playing a game
in goal against Watford!
Touching upon the transition to becoming a more attacking player, and the shift in mindset from defensive positions to
forward ones, he said: “I found myself going into attack, just because I feel like I’m creative around the goal.
“I'm calm and that sort of thing helps the team.”
International Career
Harvey has featured for England across U19 and U20 squads in major tournaments, including captaining his country to
victory in the 2022 UEFA U19 Championships - and being named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament.
Vale said: “It’s definitely one of - if not the - best feeling I’ve had in my football career and to be the captain of that,
there's not many players who can say they've done that in their career, so I'm very fortunate to have done it.”
Having played under current England manager Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, Vale explained how Tuchel’s meticulous attention
to detail had a significant influence on his development.
“I was quite young at the time, so to be in there and around those players that had won the Champions League the season
before, it was amazing,” he said.
“I had been training with them for 18 months, so it was amazing to see the level of detail him and his staff go into and
dedicate to the sessions every day.
"It's really good to be able to see that on the highest level, so I can take that and bring bits into my game.”
Previous Clubs
After signing his first pro contract with Chelsea in 2020, Vale was quick to make an impression and highlighted the individuals
that were most influential on him during his time in the Premier League.
“I'd say at the time there were a few players I'd really go to and ask questions,” he explained. “People like Mason Mount,
my position, young lad from Chelsea. We got on well, as well as Kai Havertz, I got a bit of a bond with him, and they were
very open to take us under their wings.”
Having spent time on loan at Hull City and Bristol Rovers, Vale also spoke about his spells with them and how it helped him
grow as a player.
“Having played the whole season at Bristol Rovers and playing just under 50 games, that experience definitely helped me,”
he said.
“I feel like even though I'm a young player, I've had a lot of different experiences in different teams, in different positions
and with different managers. Going forward, it really helps.”
Vale describes his time at Bristol Rovers as really positive despite being played in various positions due to the team’s injuries.
“In terms of my first proper real taste of men's competitive football, it was exciting, there are a lot of highs, there are a lot
of lows,” he said.
“Physically it's different, it's demanding, even being in the changing room with other boys, it's different to being with men
rather than kids obviously. But as I said, it's all experience that I'll take on board.”
Vale was confident in his response when being asked about the transition to the Championship as he looks to the future.
“I’m ready for the intensity of the Championship," he said. "There’s going to be highs and lows but I’m ready for it and I’m
going to work as hard as I can."
'WE CAUGHT up with QPR forward Harvey Vale to discuss how he’s settled in following his arrival from Chelsea
in January, as well as his career to date.
Vale joined the R’s in early 2025 but was ruled out of any first-team involvement until the upcoming season due to
injury. Rehab has been his full focus as he aims to make an impact in the months ahead.
Life at Rangers
The 21-year-old quickly has settled in to life in W12, having previously known a handful of our first-team players,
including Jake Clarke-Salter and loanee Ronnie Edwards.
“Ron definitely helped me settle in, I've been really close with him for a good few years and as soon as he saw I was
linked, he was messaging me,” Vale explains.
“Then Jake as well, we crossed paths at Chelsea a few times. It's was nice to have someone you already sort of knew
and got on well with.”
Vale revealed the warm arrival he received following his transfer aided a smooth transition.
“Everyone made me feel really welcome and it has been installed into the players about feeling together as a team,
and I feel like it’s helped me settle in,” he explained.
Vale admits he has been impressed by the potential of the squad he has become a part of, adding: “I think you can
see there's quality in the building. This season there have been rough patches and then really good patches, and
I think the key is the consistency now, staying in that really good patch for long periods of time.
“But the quality is definitely there to push on.”
Reflecting on what made QPR stand out as a club when he was considering his move at the turn of the year, Vale
explained: “Christian (Nourry, CEO) headed it up and he was really aligned on what the club wanted to do, what the
goals are, what the future looks like, and how I fit into that.
“I think that was the biggest factor for me.”
Vale has had to wait for his debut but he has remained positive throughout his rehab and is excited to be in better
shape than ever when it comes to pulling on the blue and white hoops.
“It’s an injury that if I can sort it now, then come the start of pre-season, I’ll be fitter and stronger for it,” he said.
“Having been out of men’s competitive football, the short-term goal is to get back playing competitively but in the
long-term I’m focussed on success for the club.”
Vale brings versatility as well as ability – and he is ready to showcase his talents to the R’s faithful.
“I think my preferred position is anywhere behind the striker, left wing, right wing, 10,” he said. “Right wing or 10
mainly
because I'm left footed, so I like to cut in and use my left foot.
“My style of play is efficiency - I'm not going to do 10, 20 step overs. I'll try and beat my man, try and link up and get
goals, get assists, create chances.”
When asked about playing in front of the R’s fans at MATRADE Loftus Road, Vale was quick to share his excitement.
“I've been to a few games now, night games, Saturday games,” he said. “The atmosphere is so good. It's nice because
it's a tight stadium. The fans are right on top of the pitch and you've got the goal songs when goals go in and everything
like that, I’m buzzing for it.”
Personal Life
Vale’s ambitions as a young kid were always to make it as a professional, as football was always something that ran in his
family.
“My dad used to play, he played for England Schoolboys a few times, and I grew up watching my brother play,” he said.
“I think it was always going to be football for me!”
Vale watched his brother Morgan before going on to play with him at Crowborough. He spoke about leaving home at the
age of 13 to follow his dream of becoming a professional and how tough it was to leave his family at such a young age.
“Yeah, it's difficult,” he admitted.
“I think my parents probably found it more difficult than me. In my eyes at that age, I was leaving to go follow my
dream. It wasn't easy, but I was playing football every day, so I couldn't complain.
QPR FC
Starting his career as a youngster at Fulham, Vale operated in a more defensive position at left-back - even playing a game
in goal against Watford!
Touching upon the transition to becoming a more attacking player, and the shift in mindset from defensive positions to
forward ones, he said: “I found myself going into attack, just because I feel like I’m creative around the goal.
“I'm calm and that sort of thing helps the team.”
International Career
Harvey has featured for England across U19 and U20 squads in major tournaments, including captaining his country to
victory in the 2022 UEFA U19 Championships - and being named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament.
Vale said: “It’s definitely one of - if not the - best feeling I’ve had in my football career and to be the captain of that,
there's not many players who can say they've done that in their career, so I'm very fortunate to have done it.”
Having played under current England manager Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, Vale explained how Tuchel’s meticulous attention
to detail had a significant influence on his development.
“I was quite young at the time, so to be in there and around those players that had won the Champions League the season
before, it was amazing,” he said.
“I had been training with them for 18 months, so it was amazing to see the level of detail him and his staff go into and
dedicate to the sessions every day.
"It's really good to be able to see that on the highest level, so I can take that and bring bits into my game.”
Previous Clubs
After signing his first pro contract with Chelsea in 2020, Vale was quick to make an impression and highlighted the individuals
that were most influential on him during his time in the Premier League.
“I'd say at the time there were a few players I'd really go to and ask questions,” he explained. “People like Mason Mount,
my position, young lad from Chelsea. We got on well, as well as Kai Havertz, I got a bit of a bond with him, and they were
very open to take us under their wings.”
Having spent time on loan at Hull City and Bristol Rovers, Vale also spoke about his spells with them and how it helped him
grow as a player.
“Having played the whole season at Bristol Rovers and playing just under 50 games, that experience definitely helped me,”
he said.
“I feel like even though I'm a young player, I've had a lot of different experiences in different teams, in different positions
and with different managers. Going forward, it really helps.”
Vale describes his time at Bristol Rovers as really positive despite being played in various positions due to the team’s injuries.
“In terms of my first proper real taste of men's competitive football, it was exciting, there are a lot of highs, there are a lot
of lows,” he said.
“Physically it's different, it's demanding, even being in the changing room with other boys, it's different to being with men
rather than kids obviously. But as I said, it's all experience that I'll take on board.”
Vale was confident in his response when being asked about the transition to the Championship as he looks to the future.
“I’m ready for the intensity of the Championship," he said. "There’s going to be highs and lows but I’m ready for it and I’m
going to work as hard as I can."