Harry Nicholas Arter was born on 28 December 1989 and is a professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Precision in the UAE Second Division League.
41 Facts About Harry Arter
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Harry Arter began his career at Charlton Athletic, progressing through the club's youth academy before making his professional debut in 2007.
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Harry Arter was loaned to non-League clubs Staines Town and Welling United before being released, subsequently joining Woking.
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Harry Arter contributed to Bournemouth's promotion to the Championship in 2013, and to the Premier League two years later.
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Harry Arter played for the nation at under-17 and under-19 level, and made his senior debut in June 2015.
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Harry Arter has three brothers, Benji, Daniel and Paddy and a sister, Carly.
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Harry Arter began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining the club's youth system at the age of seven.
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Harry Arter later had a loan spell with Welling United as Charlton suffered relegation to League One and Arter was released by Parkinson as part of an effort to reduce costs at the club.
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Harry Arter later undertook unsuccessful trials with Gillingham and Ipswich Town and even offered to remain with Charlton without pay but was rejected by Parkinson.
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On 2 June 2009, Harry Arter signed for Conference South club Woking on a one-year contract along with his former Charlton teammate Aswad Thomas, after being recommended by assistant manager Jimmy Dack who had worked with Harry Arter previously at Welling.
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Harry Arter had been waiting for a firm offer to join AFC Wimbledon but accepted Woking's offer after Wimbledon failed to call back.
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Harry Arter later described how he had planned to give up football if his season with Woking had failed.
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The club had moved to sign Harry Arter after impressing assistant manager Jason Tindall during a scouting assignment, with a previous transfer embargo having been recently lifted.
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The hernia eventually required surgery, resulting in Harry Arter being ruled out for a month.
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Harry Arter made four further appearances for the club during his loan spell before returning to Bournemouth.
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Harry Arter's performances attracted the attention of several Championship clubs and Bournemouth rejected enquiries from two clubs, before handing him an improved contract.
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Harry Arter's tally was the worst in League One and led him to seek advice from a sports psychologist in order to control his anger, with the majority of his bookings being due to dissent towards match officials.
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Harry Arter eventually received a two-match ban for receiving his tenth booking of the season a month later and a further three-match ban later in the season for his fifteenth booking.
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Harry Arter helped the team to a tenth-placed finish in their first season in the Championship, the highest placed finish and points total in the club's history, and credited Howe with bringing the best out of the club's players and improving his own game in "leaps and bounds".
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Harry Arter was rewarded for his form by signing an improved three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
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Harry Arter was one of Bournemouth's prominent players in the season, contributing 9 goals from 43 matches, and subsequently was voted Supporters' Player of the Season and named PFA Championship Player of the Season.
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Harry Arter produced a performance that saw him named man of the match afterwards, being substituted in the final stages of the match after being overcome with emotion and embracing Howe on the touchline.
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Harry Arter attempted to play on with the injury but struggled to maintain fitness and admitted that he had returned to action too early.
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Harry Arter started Bournemouth's first 21 league matches of the season and earned praise for his form but was dropped from the team for a match against Watford in January 2017.
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Manager Howe praised Harry Arter for improving his disciplinary record, stating that, although he "still had that fiery streak," he had "matured" as a player.
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Bournemouth manager Howe admitted that he had taken the decision "reluctantly" as Harry Arter was determined to play first team football.
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Harry Arter joined Fulham on a season long loan in August 2019, with the option to make the move permanent.
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On 22 September 2020, Harry Arter signed on a three-year deal with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.
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Harry Arter quickly fell out of favour at Forest, and by January 2021 the club were already open to allowing Harry Arter to leave.
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On 5 June 2024, it was confirmed that Harry Arter would leave Nottingham Forest at the conclusion of his contract.
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On 4 January 2022, Harry Arter opted to return to his parent club.
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On 16 March 2022, Harry Arter joined National League side Notts County on loan until May 2022.
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On 4 May 2022, after nine appearances, Harry Arter returned to Nottingham Forest.
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In September 2024, Harry Arter joined UAE Second Division League club Precision Football.
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Harry Arter played for the Republic of Ireland under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams, being eligible through his Sligo-born grandparents.
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In February 2015, Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill said that Harry Arter was on his radar and could be called up to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Poland.
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In September 2018, Harry Arter made himself unavailable for selection for two matches after a clash with assistant manager Roy Keane.
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Harry Arter returned to the Republic of Ireland team for the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark on 13 October 2018.
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Harry Arter is the brother-in-law of former England player and Burnley FC manager Scott Parker, who is married to Harry Arter's sister Carly.
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Harry Arter has frequently cited Parker as a positive influence in his life.
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When Harry Arter was released by Charlton and struggled to find a new club, Parker let him live in his house and paid him to do oddjobs in order to earn money.