# Ciaron Harkin

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.

### 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. He made his league debut on 5 June 2015 in a 3–0 defeat at home to St Patrick's Athletic.

### Institute

In July 2015, Harkin joined NIFL Championship club Institute, where he played for a season and a half.

### Coleraine

On 8 January 2017, Harkin signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine on a two-and-a-half-year contract. On 4 October 2017, he signed a new contract with the club running to the summer of 2020. 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.

### 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. 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. 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. On 29 July 2024, Harkin returned to former club Coleraine on loan until January 2025.

## 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.

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 3 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Derry City | 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Institute | 2015–16 | NIFL Championship | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Institute | 2016–17 | NIFL Championship | | | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Institute | Total | Total | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Coleraine | 2016–17 | NIFL Premiership | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Coleraine | 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| Coleraine | 2018–19 | NIFL Premiership | 23 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Coleraine | Total | Total | 71 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 4 |
| Derry City | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 5 |
| Derry City | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Derry City | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 1 |
| Derry City | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Derry City | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derry City | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Derry City | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Derry City | Total | Total | 93 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 |
| Coleraine (loan) | 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 183 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 217 | 11 |
* ↑ Includes FAI Cup & Irish Cup
* ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the 2016 NIFL Premiership Playoffs
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in the NIFL Charity Shield
* ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League

## Honours
### Coleraine

* Irish Cup (1): 2017–18

### Derry City

* FAI Cup (1): 2022
* President of Ireland's Cup (1): 2023