Bryan Harkin
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bryan Harkin
| image = Bryan Harkin CPFC USA.jpg
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|10|29}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Crystal Palace Baltimore
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 1999–2002
| youthclubs1 = Fairfield Stags
| years1 = 2002
| clubs1 = Cape Cod Crusaders
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = Crystal Palace Baltimore
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs1 = Mount St. Mary's University
| manageryears2 = 2009
| managerclubs2 = Loyola University Maryland
| manageryears3 = 2017–2020
| managerclubs3 = Emerson College
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 11 October 2009
| nationalteam-update =
| manageryears4 = 2021-
| managerclubs4 = Harvard Crimson
}}
Bryan Harkin (born October 29, 1980, in Derry) is a Northern Irish soccer player who played 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 to 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.
Harkin was no longer with the team by the time it folded after the club had separated ties with its parent organization, Crystal Palace F.C.
=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/082409aab.html|title=Harkin To Serve As Men's Soccer Volunteer Assistant Coach|access-date=2009-08-24|work=Loyola Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175715/http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/082409aab.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}} In Fall of 2014, Harkin joined Tufts Men's Soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach. He helped the Jumbos to their first ever DIII National Championship in 2014, a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2015 and a second National Championship in 2016. Harkin was also honored as the National Coaching staff of the year in 2014 & 2016 by the NSCAA.
In Fall of 2017, Harkin was named Head Coach for the men's soccer team at Emerson College.
Harkin was named Assistant Coach of the Harvard Crimson men's soccer team ahead of the 2021 season.{{Cite web |title=Bryan Harkin - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches |url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/bryan-harkin/2099 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Harvard University |language=en}}
Career statistics
:(correct as of 4 March 2010)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|CupIncludes Lamar Hunt US Open Cup !colspan="3"|Play-Offs !colspan="3"|Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="1" valign="top"|Crystal Palace Baltimore
|2007 |16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0| | ||||||||
| |17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Crystal Palace Baltimore
|2008 |18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Crystal Palace Baltimore
|2009 |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#eeeeee;"
|Total | 2007–present | 48 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/harkin_bryan00.html Loyola coaching bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harkin, Bryan}}
Category:Fairfield Stags men's soccer players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:Crystal Palace Baltimore players
Category:Cape Cod Crusaders players
Category:American soccer coaches
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Association footballers from Derry (city)
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland