Ian Harkes Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: Ian Andrew Harkes
  • Born: March 30th, 1995 (Derby, England)
  • Height: 5' 11
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Signed: January 15th, 2019
  • First Manager: Robbie Neilson
  • Career Totals: 165 appearances, 12 goals
  • Also Played For: DC United


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
2022-23 28 (6) 3 5 1 29.4% 17.6% 52.9%
2021-22 34 (3) 4 1 0 37.8% 27.0% 35.1%
2020-21 36 (7) 2 4 0 32.6% 30.2% 37.2%
2019-20 24 (7) 2 1 0 58.1% 22.6% 19.4%
2018-19 16 (4) 1 2 0 60.0% 20.0% 20.0%
Totals: 138 (27) 12


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 24/05/23 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (H) 0 - 3
 20/05/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (A) 1 - 2
 13/05/23 Premiership vs. Ross County (H) 1 - 3
 06/05/23 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A) 0 - 1
 22/04/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (H) 2 - 0

 Recent First Team Goals
 20/05/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (A) 1 - 2
 14/01/23 Premiership vs. Hibernian (A) 2 - 2
 31/08/22 2nd Round vs. Livingston (A) 2 - 1
 12/02/22 5th Round vs. Partick Th (A) 1 - 0
 20/11/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H) 1 - 0

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 20/05/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 14/01/23 Premiership vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 2
 31/08/22 2nd Round vs. Livingston (A)  2 - 1
 12/02/22 5th Round vs. Partick Th (A)  1 - 0
 20/11/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 26/09/21 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 1
 19/09/21 Premiership vs. Dundee (H)  1 - 0
 27/01/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 5
 07/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Brechin City (A)  6 - 2
 21/12/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (H)  4 - 0
 30/08/19 Championship vs. Dundee (H)  6 - 2
 19/01/19 4th Round vs. Montrose (A)  4 - 0

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 24/05/23 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (H)  0 - 3
 20/05/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 13/05/23 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  1 - 3
 06/05/23 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 1
 22/04/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (H)  2 - 0
 15/04/23 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  2 - 1
 09/04/23 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  2 - 1
 01/04/23 Premiership vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 2
 18/03/23 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 1
 08/03/23 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 1
 04/03/23 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 3
 29/01/23 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 2
 21/01/23 4th Round vs. Uni of Stirling (H)  3 - 0
 14/01/23 Premiership vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 2
 08/01/23 Premiership vs. Rangers (H)  0 - 2
 02/01/23 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 0
 28/12/22 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  3 - 0
 24/12/22 Premiership vs. Hearts (H)  2 - 2
 12/11/22 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 1
 05/11/22 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  2 - 4
 29/10/22 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  0 - 1
 22/10/22 Premiership vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 2
 11/10/22 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 0
 08/10/22 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  4 - 0
 01/10/22 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 2
 17/09/22 Premiership vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 2
 03/09/22 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  0 - 0
 31/08/22 2nd Round vs. Livingston (A)  2 - 1
 28/08/22 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 9
 20/08/22 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 3
 14/08/22 Premiership vs. Hearts (A)  1 - 4
 11/08/22 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg vs. AZ Alkmaar (A)  0 - 7
 04/08/22 3rd Qualifying Round 1st Leg vs. AZ Alkmaar (H)  1 - 0
 30/07/22 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 1
 14/03/22 Quarter Final vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 3
 05/03/22 Premiership vs. Hearts (H)  2 - 2
 02/03/22 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 26/02/22 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 1
 20/02/22 Premiership vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 1
 12/02/22 5th Round vs. Partick Th (A)  1 - 0
 09/02/22 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 0
 05/02/22 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 01/02/22 Premiership vs. Dundee (A)  0 - 0
 29/01/22 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 1
 26/01/22 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  2 - 1
 22/01/22 4th Round vs. Kilmarnock (A)  2 - 1
 18/01/22 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 2
 26/12/21 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 3
 11/12/21 Premiership vs. Livingston (H)  0 - 1
 05/12/21 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 3
 30/11/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  0 - 1
 27/11/21 Premiership vs. Ross County (A)  1 - 1
 20/11/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 06/11/21 Premiership vs. Hearts (A)  2 - 5
 30/10/21 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  0 - 1
 27/10/21 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 1
 23/10/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 1
 16/10/21 Premiership vs. Hibernian (A)  3 - 0
 02/10/21 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  1 - 0
 26/09/21 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 1
 23/09/21 Quarter Final vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 3
 19/09/21 Premiership vs. Dundee (H)  1 - 0
 11/09/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 28/08/21 Premiership vs. Hearts (H)  0 - 2
 14/08/21 2nd Round vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 1
 07/08/21 Premiership vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 0
 01/08/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 2
 20/07/21 Group B vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 0
 17/07/21 Group B vs. Arbroath (H)  1 - 0
 14/07/21 Group B vs. Elgin City (H)  6 - 1
 09/07/21 Group B vs. Kelty Hearts (A)  1 - 0
 16/05/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 12/05/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 2
 08/05/21 Semi Final vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 2
 01/05/21 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  0 - 2
 25/04/21 Quarter Final vs. Aberdeen (A)  3 - 0
 21/04/21 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 3
 16/04/21 4th Round vs. Forfar Athletic (A)  1 - 0
 10/04/21 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 0
 03/04/21 3rd Round vs. Partick Th (H)  2 - 1
 20/03/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 07/03/21 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 0
 27/02/21 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 1
 21/02/21 Premiership vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 4
 13/02/21 Premiership vs. Livingston (H)  3 - 0
 06/02/21 Premiership vs. Ross County (A)  2 - 0
 03/02/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 2
 30/01/21 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 2
 27/01/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 5
 16/01/21 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A)  0 - 0
 12/01/21 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 2
 02/01/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 0
 30/12/20 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 3
 13/12/20 Premiership vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 2
 05/12/20 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  0 - 2
 21/11/20 Premiership vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 1
 10/11/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 06/11/20 Premiership vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 31/10/20 Premiership vs. Ross County (H)  2 - 1
 24/10/20 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 17/10/20 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 0
 13/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Kelty Hearts (H)  1 - 0
 10/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Peterhead (H)  0 - 1
 07/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Brechin City (A)  6 - 2
 02/10/20 Premiership vs. Livingston (H)  1 - 2
 26/09/20 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 1
 19/09/20 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 1
 12/09/20 Premiership vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 4
 29/08/20 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 4
 22/08/20 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 1
 15/08/20 Premiership vs. Ross County (A)  2 - 1
 11/08/20 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 1
 08/08/20 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 0
 01/08/20 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 1
 07/03/20 Championship vs. Partick Th (H)  1 - 1
 03/03/20 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 0
 29/02/20 Championship vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 2
 21/02/20 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  2 - 1
 14/02/20 Championship vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 0
 01/02/20 Championship vs. Arbroath (H)  0 - 1
 28/01/20 4th Round Replay vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 4
 25/01/20 Championship vs. Morton (H)  1 - 1
 19/01/20 4th Round vs. Hibernian (H)  2 - 2
 27/12/19 Championship vs. Dundee (H)  1 - 1
 21/12/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (H)  4 - 0
 14/12/19 Championship vs. Arbroath (A)  1 - 0
 10/12/19 Championship vs. Morton (A)  2 - 1
 07/12/19 Championship vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  2 - 1
 16/11/19 Championship vs. QOS (H)  3 - 0
 08/11/19 Championship vs. Dundee (A)  2 - 0
 02/11/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  3 - 0
 29/10/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (H)  1 - 0
 26/10/19 Championship vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 0
 19/10/19 Championship vs. QOS (A)  0 - 4
 04/10/19 Championship vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 1
 28/09/19 Championship vs. Morton (H)  6 - 0
 21/09/19 Championship vs. Arbroath (H)  2 - 1
 14/09/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 2
 07/09/19 1st Round vs. Arbroath (H)  0 - 0
 30/08/19 Championship vs. Dundee (H)  6 - 2
 24/08/19 Championship vs. Dunfermline (A)  2 - 0
 09/08/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (A)  2 - 1
 03/08/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  4 - 1
 19/07/19 Group A vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  3 - 0
 16/07/19 Group A vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  2 - 1
 26/05/19 Premiership Playoff Final 2nd Leg vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 1
 23/05/19 Premiership Playoff Final 1st Leg vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 0
 17/05/19 Premiership Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Inverness CT (H)  3 - 0
 14/05/19 Premiership Playoff Semi Final 1st Leg vs. Inverness CT (A)  1 - 0
 27/04/19 Championship vs. Falkirk (H)  2 - 0
 20/04/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  2 - 0
 12/04/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 1
 05/04/19 Championship vs. Ross County (A)  1 - 1
 30/03/19 Championship vs. QOS (H)  1 - 2
 26/03/19 Championship vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 0
 23/03/19 Championship vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  2 - 1
 09/03/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (A)  1 - 2
 03/03/19 Quarter Final vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 2
 26/02/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 0
 23/02/19 Championship vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 1
 16/02/19 Championship vs. QOS (A)  1 - 0
 09/02/19 Fifth Round vs. St Mirren (A)  2 - 1
 02/02/19 Championship vs. Morton (H)  2 - 1
 25/01/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 1
 19/01/19 4th Round vs. Montrose (A)  4 - 0


Biography

The son of former USA national team captain John Harkes, Ian was actually born in England before returning to the United States where he played high school soccer at Gonzaga College High School and for the youth academy of D.C. United. Ian served as the club captain for the U-18 and U-16 academy teams. During his junior and senior years at Gonzaga College High School, Harkes served as the varsity captain. He earned the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player in both 2011 and 2012.

Ahead of the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Ian signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Wake Forest University, where he competed for four years for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. On January 6, 2017, Ian was awarded the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the best college soccer player in the United States and shortly after he signed his first professional contract with MLS side DC United. He played with DC for two seasons, enjoying his most prolific campaign in 2017, scoring twice and featuring regularly. Having already played for the US national mens soccer U20s, Ian received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 8, 2018. With first team options limited during his second season, he was released at the end of 2018.

Signing a two year contract, Ian signed for United in January 2019 to become the first player of US nationality to play for the Club. Scoring on his debut after coming off the bench in the Scottish Cup tie with Montrose, Ian impressed early on in Robbie Neilson's newly rebuilt team, and was a regular in the side, starting in all four of United's Play-Off matches as the Club just failed to win promotion back to the Premiership.

The following season, Ian slotted in as a regular as United earned promotion back to the Premiership during the curtailed 2019-20 season. On June 23, 2020, Ian signed a contract extension to stay at United until 2022. Playing the following year in the Premiership, Ian thrived under new manager Micky Mellon, finding a regular place in the starting lineup as United consolidated their position in the Premiership in their first season back up.

At the end of the 2021-22 campaign, despite an injury late in the season, Ian was voted as the club's Player of the Year, applauded for his "all-action" displays during a season when United secured European qualification for the first time in 9 years.

On June 30th, Ian signed a further one year contract extension to remain at the club until 2023.

Last updated on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 by B Orr.

Squad Numbers

47

Season:
2018-19

23

Season:
2019-20

23

Season:
2020-21

23

Season:
2021-22

23

Season:
2022-23





Debut (as sub)

January 19th, 2019
Montrose 0 - 4 Dundee United

Scottish Cup (4th Round)

Full Debut

February 2nd, 2019
Dundee United 2 - 1 Greenock Morton

League (Championship)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Ian was born on this date in Derby, England.

    Thursday, March 30th, 1995

  • Signed For Dundee United


    After leaving DC United, Ian signed a two year deal with United during the January transfer window.

    Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

  • First Team Debut

    Montrose 0 - 4 Dundee United
    Scottish Cup (4th Round)

    United’s Scottish Cup campaign got off to a winning start with a comfortable 4-0 fourth round victory over Montrose at Links Park. In their first competitive game against the Gable Endies since 2001,

    Saturday, January 19th, 2019

  • First Goal

    Montrose 0 - 4 Dundee United
    Scottish Cup (4th Round)

    United’s Scottish Cup campaign got off to a winning start with a comfortable 4-0 fourth round victory over Montrose at Links Park. In their first competitive game against the Gable Endies since 2001,

    Saturday, January 19th, 2019

  • League Debut

    Ayr Utd 1 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Championship)

    Ayr was the appropriate location for Dundee United on Burns Night as they travelled to Somerset Park to take on Ayr United in a Friday night clash in the Scottish Championship.Since their 4-0

    Friday, January 25th, 2019

  • First League Goal

    Dundee United 6 - 2 Dundee
    League (Championship)

    Robbie Neilson made one change from the side that convincingly defeated Dunfermline last week, with fit again Mark Connolly back in for Ian Harkes, while Calum Butcher initially stepped forward into h

    Friday, August 30th, 2019

  • 50th Appearance

    Ayr Utd 0 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Championship)

    Following last Saturday’s defeat at Dunfermline, Head Coach Robbie Neilson made two changes - Mark Reynolds and Paul McMullan were restored with Jamie Robson and Peter Pawlett dropping to the bench.

    Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

  • 50th League Appearance

    Rangers 4 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Saturday, September 12th, 2020

  • 100th Appearance

    Dundee United 1 - 0 Rangers
    League (Premiership)

    United welcomed Steven Gerrard’s Champions to Tannadice in the hopes of picking up their first league win of the season, buoyed by the return of 4,600 Arabs to the terraces – the first substantial cro

    Saturday, August 7th, 2021

  • 100th League Appearance

    Dundee 0 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

  • Last Goal

    Livingston 2 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Saturday, May 20th, 2023

  • Last Appearance

    Dundee United 0 - 3 Kilmarnock
    League (Premiership)

    Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

  • Left the Club

    Wednesday, May 31st, 2023