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

Cian Harries
Personal information
Full name Cian William Thomas Harries[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Woking
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Coventry City 9 (0)
2016Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2020 Swansea City 2 (0)
2019–2020Fortuna Sittard (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2022 Bristol Rovers 47 (1)
2022–2023 Swindon Town 3 (0)
2023–2024 Aldershot Town 41 (7)
2024– Woking 17 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Wales U17 5 (1)
2014 Wales U19 1 (0)
2017 Wales U20 2 (0)
2017–2018 Wales U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:52, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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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 four more appearances for the Sky Blues, Harries signed a new four-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]

Bristol Rovers

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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]

On the opening day of the 2021–22 League Two season, Harries scored his first goal for the club with an impressive volley from outside of the box to level the scores in an eventual last-minute 2–1 defeat to Mansfield Town.[11] On 19 October 2021, Harries received a career-first red card in a 1–1 draw at Colchester United, receiving a second yellow card when the referee deemed him to be taking too long over a throw-in when Rovers were 1–0 up, just one minute before Colchester equalised.[12] Having failed to make an appearance since 8 February, Harries was released at the end of the season following Rovers' immediate promotion back to League One.[13]

Swindon Town

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On 28 June 2022, Harries agreed to join League Two club Swindon Town on a one-year deal.[14] At the end of the season, he was released having made only seven appearances in all competitions.[15]

Aldershot Town

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On 21 June 2023, Harries signed for National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year deal.[16] Despite having been offered a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season,[17] he instead opted to depart the club at the end of his existing deal.[18]

Woking

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On 28 May 2024, Harries joined Aldershot's main rivals Woking.[19]

International career

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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,[20] 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.[21][22]

In October 2017, Harries made his Wales U21 debut in a 3–1 victory against Liechtenstein.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 November 2024.
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[24] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[25] League One 8 0 2 0 2 0 4[a] 0 16 0
Total 9 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 17 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[24] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 3 0
Swansea City 2017–18[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[27] Championship 2 0 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Total 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Swansea City U-23s 2017–18[26] Premier League 2, Div 1 2[a] 0 2 0
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2019–20[28] Eredivisie 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[28] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21[29] League One 28 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 32 0
2021–22[30] League Two 16 1 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 21 1
Total 47 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 56 1
Swindon Town 2022–23[31] League Two 3 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 7 0
Aldershot Town 2023–24[32] National League 41 7 5 1 2[c] 0 48 8
Woking 2024–25 National League 17 1 1 0 1[d] 0 19 1
Career total 128 10 16 1 4 0 19 0 168 11
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in National League Cup

Honours

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Coventry City

Bristol Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Line-Ups Confirmed: Potter Gives Debuts to 5 Against Crystal Palace". 28 August 2018.
  9. ^ "verdedigende versterking voor fortuna sittard". www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. 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. ^ "Mansfield Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Club Announces Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Harries heads to SN1". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Robins confirm retained and released list". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Cian Harries". www.theshots.co.uk. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  17. ^ "2023/24 Retained List". www.theshots.co.uk. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Cian Harries to depart". www.theshots.co.uk. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Cian Harries signs". www.wokingfc.co.uk. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0–0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1–0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 2 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Liectenstein U21 3–2 Wales U21". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Cian Harries in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  25. ^ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Cian Harries in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Cian Harries in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Cian Harries in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  32. ^ Cian Harries at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  33. ^ Scott, Ged (2 April 2017). "EFL Trophy final: Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  34. ^ "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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