Education
Harding attended East Mecklenburg High School, where he was named NCSCA All-State as a senior, and played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Harding started 73 of 75 games played over four seasons at University of North Carolina Charlotte, scoring 11 goals and registering seven assists during his collegiate career. He earned NCCSIA All-State honors, NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic region honors and All-Atlantic 10 honors in his senior year.
During his college years Harding also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Southern California Seahorses.