Bryan Harkin is a Northern Irish

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.

College and amateur

Harkin played college soccer

College soccer

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 at Fairfield University

Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...

 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut

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 from 1999-2002. In 2000, he set the Stags'

Fairfield Stags men's soccer

The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

 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

NSCAA

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.

During his college years Harkin also played for the Cape Cod Crusaders

Cape Cod Crusaders

Cape Cod Crusaders were an American soccer team based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1994, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.The team...

 in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

, 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

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

 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