Ian Andrew Harkes was born on March 30,1995 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
30 Facts About Ian Harkes
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Ian Harkes previously played for Dundee United FC in The Scottish Championship and The Scottish Premier League as well as DC United in Major League Soccer.
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Ian Harkes is the son of John Harkes, who captained the US national soccer team during the 1990s.
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Ian Harkes played high school soccer at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, and for the youth academy of DC United.
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Ian Harkes earned the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player in both 2011 and 2012.
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In 2011, Ian Harkes was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in DC In 2012, he was selected as an NSCAA First Team High School All-American, and was selected to play in the High School All-American Game that year.
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Ahead of the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Ian Harkes signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Wake Forest University.
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Ian Harkes earned his first collegiate points a week later, dishing out two assists against Boston College on September 7,2013.
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Ian Harkes ended the 2013 campaign with 21 starts, a goal and seven assists.
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Ian Harkes was the only player on Wake Forest in 2013 to start and play in every match.
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Ian Harkes was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team at the end of the season.
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Ian Harkes finished his sophomore year with seven points off of two goals and three assists.
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Ian Harkes ended the season by being named to the All-ACC First Team, the NSCAA All-South Region Second Team, and the 2015 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament All-Tournament team.
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On January 6,2017, Ian Harkes was awarded the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the best college soccer player in the nation.
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On January 16,2017, it was reported that Ian Harkes had signed a homegrown contract with DC United of Major League Soccer.
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Ian Harkes was then offered another short trial by Fulham which he declined instead choosing to return to the US.
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Ian Harkes scored his first goal for United on June 13,2017, in a US Open Cup match against amateur side Christos FC.
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Ian Harkes was released by DC United at the end of their 2018 season.
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In January 2019, Ian Harkes signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship side Dundee United, noting that his Dundee-born grandfather had been a supporter of the club growing up.
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Ian Harkes subsequently extended his contract with the club until 2022.
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Ian Harkes made his debut in the Scottish Premiership for Dundee United in the first game of the season, playing 90 minutes against St Johnstone and was named in the Scottish Premiership team of the week for the first week of the season.
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Ian Harkes signed for the 2023 season with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution on July 5,2023.
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In signing with the Revolution, Harkes became the second member of his family to play for soccer coach Bruce Arena, and the second to play for the New England Revolution, as Ian's father John Harkes represented the club from 1999 to 2001 and played under Bruce Arena in college, professionally, and for the US Men's National Team.
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Ian Harkes has played for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.
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Ian Harkes is eligible internationally for England through being born in Derby and Scotland via his Dundonian grandparentage.
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Ian Harkes is the son of former US international, John Ian Harkes.
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Ian Harkes is the son of Cindi Harkes, who played collegiate soccer for Virginia and professionally in the USL W-League for the Maryland Pride and for Sheffield Wednesday Ladies.
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In high school, Ian Harkes was a member of the National Honor Society.
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Ian Harkes is of Scottish descent through his paternal grandparents.
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Ian Harkes signed for Scottish Women's Premier League team Celtic in January 2020.