Bryan Harkin

Bryan Harkin

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-10-29) 29 October 1980
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team 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)
Managerial career
2003–2005	Mount St. Mary's University
2009	Loyola University Maryland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

Career statistics

(correct as of 4 March 2010)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
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
Total	2007–present	48	1	3	5	0	1	2	0	0	55	1	4

External links

• Loyola coaching bio