Bryan Harkin

Bryan Harkin
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-29) 29 October 1980
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Crystal Palace Baltimore
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2002 Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Cape Cod Crusaders
2007– Crystal Palace Baltimore 48 (1)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Mount St. Mary's University
2009 Loyola University Maryland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009.

Bryan Harkin (born October 29, 1980 in Derry) is a Northern Irish soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.

Career

College and amateur

Harkin played college soccer at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1999-2002. In 2000, he set the Stags' single season assist record with 9 while helping lead the team to a No. 15 national ranking, and in 2002 he was selected as a Regional All-American by the NSCAA.

During his college years Harkin also played for the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team win the PDL National Championship in 2002.

Professional

Harkin signed for Crystal Palace Baltimore prior to the team's inaugural season in 2007, and has been ever-present since then, making 50 appearances for the club in USL Second Division and U.S. Open Cup play, and helping the team to the post-season playoffs in 2008.

Coaching

Harkin coached the women's varsity team at Mount St. Mary's University for three years while gaining an MBA in business.

On August 24, 2009, Harkin was named a volunteer assistant coach for the men's soccer team at Loyola University Maryland.[1]

Career statistics

(correct as of 4 March 2010)
Club Season League Cup[2] Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2007 1611100---1711
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2008 18024012002403
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2009 14000000001400
Total2007–present48135012005514

References


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