Kieran Harte
Kieran Harte (born November 6 1985 in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing for UCD in the Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division. Harte is a composed centre-midfielder and a highly regarded young footballer.
Career
Harte began his senior career at UCD on a football scholarship at the university he was attending as a student and became a regular member of the Student's Under-21 and collegiate teams. Harte was part of UCD's successful Dr. Tony O'Neill Under-21 league winning squad of 2005 but first team opportunities were difficult to obtain for the midfielder. In the search for first team football, Harte signed for First Division club Shelbourne on February 27 2007, initially on loan to the Tolka Park club who were in dire need for players after their relegation to the First Division.
Harte made his Shelbourne debut on March 9 2007 in a league fixture against Kildare County at Tolka Park, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Kieran scored his first Shelbourne goal in a 3-2 away defeat to Limerick 37 at Jackman Park on June 29 2007. Harte was regular in the Shelbourne during the 2007 season where he made a total of 26 league and cup appearances. As the 2007 season progressed regular first team football became increasingly difficult to obtain for Harte after a mid season influx of signings into the Tolka Park club. Harte was released at the end of the 2007 season by Shelbourne. He made 26 league and cup appearances and scored one goal during the 2007 Season for Shelbourne. Harte returned to UCD for the 2008 campaign.
A further achievement for Harte's career was captaining the Irish University Football squad at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand during August 2007.