Bryan Harkin

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Bryan Harkin
Bryan Harkin CPFC USA.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-29) 29 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace Baltimore
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2002 Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Cape Cod Crusaders
2007–2009 Crystal Palace Baltimore 48 (1)
Managerial career
2003–2005 Mount St. Mary's University
2009 Loyola University Maryland
2017–2020 Emerson College
2021- Harvard Crimson
*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 played for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.

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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. [1] 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. [2]

Career statistics

(correct as of 4 March 2010)
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [3] Play-OffsTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Crystal Palace Baltimore 20071611100---1711
Crystal Palace Baltimore 200818024012002403
Crystal Palace Baltimore 200914000000001400
Total2007–present48135012005514

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References

  1. ↑ "Harkin To Serve As Men's Soccer Volunteer Assistant Coach". Loyola Athletics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Bryan Harkin - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". Harvard University. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ↑ Includes Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
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