Cian Harries

Cian William Thomas Harries (born 1 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bristol Rovers. He is a Wales Under-21 international.

Cian Harries
Personal information
Full name Cian William Thomas Harries[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 25
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Coventry City 9 (0)
2016 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2020 Swansea City 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 8 (1)
2020– Bristol Rovers 11 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U17 5 (1)
2014 Wales U19 1 (0)
2017 Wales U20 2 (0)
2017– Wales U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:52, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

On 25 May 2015, Harries signed his first professional contract with Coventry City on a three-year deal to begin on 1 July 2015.[3]

During the 2016 January transfer window, Harries joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[4] He made his début a day later coming on in the 81st minute to replace Billy Waters in the 0–0 draw against Boreham Wood.[5] On 16 January 2016, Harries made his first start on 16 January 2016, in the FA Trophy 2–2 draw against Oxford City.[6]

He made his debut for Coventry City, starting against Oldham Athletic on the final day. He played the full game in a 0–2 win.

He made his full home debut against Portsmouth at the Ricoh Arena in the newly named 'EFL Cup'. Coventry ran out 3–2 winners in extra-time.

After making 4 more appearances for the Sky Blues, Harries signed a new 4-year deal keeping him at the football club up till June 2020.

On 4 January 2017, Harries played a trial match for Liverpool U23s against Bangor City in a friendly. He was an unused substitute as Coventry won the 2017 EFL Trophy Final.[7]

He made his debut for Swansea City on 28 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace FC.[8]

On 27 August 2019, Harries signed with Fortuna Sittard on a season long loan with the option of a permanent move.[9]

On 31 January 2020, Harries signed with Bristol Rovers for a two and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee after being recalled from loan.[10]

International career

In May 2017, Harries was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After remaining on the bench for the tournament opener,[11] Harries was named in the starting line-up in Wales' remaining two group matches against France and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.[12][13]

In October 2017, Harries made his Wales U21 debut in a 3–1 victory against Liechtenstein.[14]

Career statistics
As of end of 2019-20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2015–16[15] League One 1000000010
2016–17[16] League One 8020204[lower-alpha 1]0160
Total 90202040170
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[15] National League 1000002[lower-alpha 2]030
Swansea City 2017–18[17] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[18] Championship 2030102[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 2030102080
Swansea City U-23s 2017–18[17] Premier League 2, Div 1 ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2019–20[19] Eredivisie 8100000081
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[19] League One 3000000030
Career total 231503090411
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Cian Harries". 11v11. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Coventry City defender Cian Harries agrees terms to a three-year professional contract". Coventry City FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Cian Harries joins the Robins on loan". Cheltenham Town FC. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. "Boreham Wood 0–0 Cheltenham Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. "Oxford City 2–2 Cheltenham Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. "Coventry 2-1 Oxford". BBC. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. https://swansea.vitalfootball.co.uk/10500-2/
  9. "verdedigende versterking voor fortuna sittard". www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. "Cian Harries Joins the Gas from Swansea City for an Undisclosed Fee". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0–0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  13. "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 2 June 2017.
  14. "Liectenstein U21 3–2 Wales U21". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Cian Harries in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. "Games played by Cian Harries in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by Cian Harries in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Cian Harries in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  19. "Games played by Cian Harries in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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