Gary Harkins
- January 5, 2024
- Soccer Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Gary Harkins |
Occupation | Soccer Player |
Date Of Birth | Jan 2, 1985(1985-01-02) |
Age | 39 |
Birthplace | Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Gary Harkins Biography
Name | Gary Harkins |
Birthday | Jan 2 |
Birth Year | 1985 |
Place Of Birth | Scotland |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Siblings | Paul Harkins |
Gary Harkins is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 2, 1985 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish player who played in midfield for clubs such as Dundee as well as Kilmarnock. As a player for Dundee the team, he took home a Scottish Challenge Cup title in 2010.
He was a teammate of He has been teammates with David Clarkson at Dundee. at Dundee.
Harkins started out as a schoolboy player with Celtic before joining Blackburn Rovers as a YTS player when he was sixteen years old. He was appointed a trainee at Ewood Park in August 2003 but although he appeared in the academy and reserve teams, he did not play a competitive first team game for the club. Harkins joined Huddersfield Town on loan in March 2004, where he made only three appearances before returning to Blackburn in June. The arrival of Mark Hughes as manager of Blackburn in September 2004 saw Harkins called up to play with the first team in a number of pre-season friendlies, with Hughes apparently seeing potential in his future as a central defender. He joined Bury in February 2005, for whom he played five times in a month-long spell, and in November 2005, Harkins joined Blackpool on loan for one month, where he made six appearances, scoring two goals.
In July 2006, Harkins joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer, signing a two- year contract. He made his debut on 5 August 2006 in the club’s 3–2 victory over Boston United and made 20 appearances in total for Grimsby in the 2006–07 season. His spell at Grimsby was an unhappy one, with factors including homesickness and a falling-out with manager Alan Buckley (who joined the club in November 2006), and at the end of the 2006–07 season, Buckley allowed Harkins to look for another club. Instead, Harkins was released by the club several weeks later.
Paul’s twin brother Paul is a former player of Elgin City in Scottish League Two.
Gary Harkins Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Soccer Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Gary Harkins is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Harkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a member of the Celtic schoolboys before becoming professional with Blackburn in 2003.
He was awarded the Scottish Football League Player of the Year in the First Division.
Gary Harkins (born 2 January 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Stenhousemuir. Harkins has also previously played for Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Bury, Blackpool, Grimsby Town, Partick Thistle (two spells), Dundee (three spells), Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Oldham Athletic, Ayr United, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 2 in |
Weight | 80 kg |
Gary Harkins height 6 ft 2 in Gary weight 80 kg & body measurements will update soon.
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Harkins was born in Greenock and attended St Columba’s High School, Gourock, where he played in a wide variety of positions and for various teams before signing for Blackburn Rovers. His brother, Paul is also a footballer, playing in Scottish League Two for Elgin City. In 2012, after a scan for ligament damage, Gary revealed that doctors had told him he had been playing with a broken ankle for four years.
Facts & Trivia
Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gary Harkins celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.
Following an unsuccessful spell at St Mirren, Harkins joined Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of season 2013–14. He scored his first goals for the club in a 5–4 win against Peterborough after coming back from 3–0 down at half–time. Harkins scored the first Oldham goal to make it 3–1, bundling the ball into the back of the net after a knockdown from Jonson Clarke-Harris, and was then was involved in all of Oldham’s goals, excelling on the left hand side of the pitch; he scored his second of the game with a penalty to make it 4–4 in the closing minutes and then had the final say in the match, delivering the corner from which Genseric Kusunga scored to make it 5–4 in the 96th minute. Harkins deservedly won man of the match for his performance and he gained many plaudits post-match.