Cian Harries
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cian William Thomas Harries[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | – | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Coventry City | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017– | Wales U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 18 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Cian William Thomas Harries (born 1 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swansea City.
Club career
On 25 May 2015, Harries signed his first professional contract with Coventry City on a three-year deal which would begin 1 July 2015.[3]
During the 2016 January transfer window, Harries joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[4] He made his début a day later coming on in the 81st minute to replace Billy Waters in the 0-0 draw against Boreham Wood.[5] On 16 January 2016, Harries made his first start on 16 January 2016, in the FA Trophy 2-2 draw against Oxford City.[6]
He made his debut for Coventry City, starting against Oldham Athletic on the final day. He played the full game in a 0-2 win.
Cian started the on the opening day of the 2016/17 season away to Swindon Town. They lost the game 1-0 with Swindon grabbing the winner in the 86th minute.
He made his full home debut against Portsmouth at the Ricoh Arena in the newly named 'EFL Cup'. Coventry ran out 3-2 winners in extra-time.
He started the following game, in the League at home to Shrewsbury. The game finished 0-0.
His best performance to date came on the following Tuesday, where the Sky Blues again drew 0-0. This time at home against Bury, Cian picked up the Man of the Match award.
He was on the bench for the game against Bradford at Valley Parade, but came on in the 66th minute for Kyel Reid, due to the sending off of Jordan Turnbull.
After making 4 more appearances for the Sky Blues, Harries signed a new 4-year deal keeping him at the football club up till June 2020.
He started against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy, coming back from 2-0 down to win 2-4.
Cian then started in the FA Cup replay at home to Morecambe, which was his debut in the competition. Coventry ran out 2-1 winners in normal time.
On 4 January 2017, Harries played a trial match for Liverpool U23s against Bangor City in a friendly.
International career
In May 2017, Harries was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After remaining on the bench for the tournament opener,[7] Harries was named in the starting line-up in Wales' remaining two group matches against France and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 18 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2015–16[10] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17[11] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2015–16[10] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Cian Harries". 11v11. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Coventry City defender Cian Harries agrees terms to a three-year professional contract". Coventry City FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Cian Harries joins the Robins on loan". Cheltenham Town FC. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Boreham Wood 0-0 Cheltenham Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Oxford City 2-2 Cheltenham Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0-0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1-0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 2 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Cian Harries in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
- Cian Harries player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Cian Harries at Soccerbase
