Ciaron Harkin
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ciaron Harkin
| full_name = Ciaron Harkin
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|1|15}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| height = 1.80m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Derry City
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = –2014
| youthclubs1 = Trojans
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs2 = Derry City
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Derry City | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2017 | clubs2 = Institute | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2017–2019 | clubs3 = Coleraine | caps3 = 71 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2019– | clubs4 = Derry City | caps4 = 94 | goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = → Coleraine (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0
| club-update = 22:29, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Ciaron "Jackie" Harkin (born 15 January 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. He previously played for NIFL Premiership clubs Institute and Coleraine.
Career
=Youth career=
Derry man Harkin grew up supporting Derry City and joined the club's under-19's as a 17 year old from local club Trojans in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/player/11119638/ciaron_harkin/|title=Ciaron Harkin | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com|website=www.extratime.com}}
=Derry City=
On 31 May 2015, Harkin made his senior debut for Derry City in a 3–0 win away to Edenderry Town in the FAI Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/2015-fai-cup-second-round/edenderry-town-v-derry-city/27765/4/report/|title=FAI CUP Report: Edenderry Town 0 - 3 Derry City|website=extratime.com}} He made his league debut on 5 June 2015 in a 3–0 defeat at home to St Patrick's Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/2015-league-of-ireland-premier-division/derry-city-v-st-patricks-athletic/27290/4/report/|title=League Report: Derry City 0 - 3 St Patrick's Athletic|website=extratime.com}}
=Institute=
In July 2015, Harkin joined NIFL Championship club Institute, where he played for a season and a half.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/ciaron-harkin-ready-to-take-second-chance-at-derry-city-with-both-hands-164968|title=Ciaron Harkin ready to take second chance at Derry City with both hands|date=January 4, 2019|website=Derry Journal}}
=Coleraine=
On 8 January 2017, Harkin signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine on a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38550841.amp|title=Irish Premiership: Bannsiders sign midfielder Ciaron Harkin|date=January 8, 2017|website=BBC Sport}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/sport/452584/institute-s-ciaron-harkin-agrees-coleraine-move.html|title=Institute's Ciaron Harkin agrees Coleraine move|first=Name Last|last=Name|date=January 8, 2017|website=www.derrynow.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/coleraine-snap-up-harkin-from-institute-751314|title=Coleraine snap up Harkin from Institute|date=January 8, 2017|website=Belfast News Letter}} On 4 October 2017, he signed a new contract with the club running to the summer of 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-parkhill-ciaron-harkin-sign-13718586.amp|title=Parkhill and Harkin sign new contract extensions with Coleraine|first=Gareth|last=Fullerton|date=October 4, 2017|website=Belfast Live}} On 5 May 2018, he was part of the side that won the 2017–18 Irish Cup by beating Cliftonville 3–1 at Windsor Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43989832|title=Irish Cup Final: Coleraine 3-1 Cliftonville|date=May 3, 2018|via=www.bbc.com}}
=Return to Derry City=
On 30 December 2018, it was announced that Harkin had returned to Derry City on a 2 year contract, as part of a swap deal that saw Ben Doherty moving in the opposite direction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-citys-ciaron-harkin-has-new-lease-of-life-after-double-acl-injury-4409555|title=WATCH: "It just gave me a new lease of life thinking this will be me some day."|date=November 14, 2023|website=Derry Journal}} On 14 September 2019, he featured in the 2019 League of Ireland Cup final as his side were beaten in a penalty shootout by Dundalk, despite scoring his penalty in the shootout.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/0914/1075974-dundalk-bag-ea-sports-cup-after-shootout-win-over-derry/|title=Dundalk bag EA Sports Cup after shootout win over Derry|first=Kevin|last=McLaughlin|date=September 14, 2019|via=www.rte.ie}} On 29 March 2024, he made his first appearance in nearly 2 years in a 1–0 defeat at home to Galway United, having recovered from his 2 separate Anterior cruciate ligament injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/sport/derry-citys-ciaron-harkin-closes-in-on-first-team-return-after-two-year-injury-battle/a383582554.html|title=Derry City's Ciaron Harkin closes in on first-team return after two-year injury battle|date=March 24, 2024|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/derry-now/1439024/derry-city-s-ciaron-harkin-plays-his-first-game-in-nearly-two-years.html|title=Derry City's Ciaron Harkin plays his first game in nearly two years|author=Staff Reporter|date=March 3, 2024|website=www.ireland-live.ie}} On 29 July 2024, Harkin returned to former club Coleraine on loan until January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/clly5v4z2z0o.amp|title=Irish Premiership: Midfielder Harkin joins Coleraine on loan from Derry City|date=July 29, 2024|website=BBC Sport}}
International career
He was called up to the Northern Ireland U21 team in March 2018, remaining an unused substitute on 26 March 2018 in a 0–0 draw at home to Iceland U21.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/26/europe/uefa-u21-championship/northern-ireland-u21/iceland-under-21/2430193/|title=Northern Ireland U21 vs. Iceland U21 - 26 March 2018 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
Personal life
Harkin is nicknamed "Jackie" since childhood, after martial artist Jackie Chan, as he was told he was a good fighter as a child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/derry-city-ace-ciaron-harkin-14420305|title=Derry City ace Ciaron Harkin reveals why he has the nickname 'Jackie Chan'|first=Paul|last=O'Hehir|date=April 19, 2019|website=Irish Mirror}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 15 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ciaron-harkin/401330/|title=Northern Ireland - C. Harkin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes FAI Cup & Irish Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes League of Ireland Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Derry City
|2015 |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Institute
|rowspan="2"|NIFL Championship | |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in the 2016 NIFL Premiership Playoffs}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | |colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total | !0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Coleraine
|rowspan="3"|NIFL Premiership |12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in the NIFL Charity Shield}} | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2018–19
|23 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup|name=statsSCC}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 4 | |
| rowspan="8"|Derry City
|2019 |rowspan="7"|LOI Premier Division |34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2020
|18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021
|33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2022
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup|name=statsPOIC}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League|name=statsConf}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!94 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | |
| Coleraine (loan) | NIFL Premiership
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!184 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 11 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- [https://www.extratime.com/player/11119638/ciaron_harkin/ Ciaron Harkin Extratime.com Profile]
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Category:People from Derry (city)
Category:Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers