Ian Harte
Ian Harte, the Irish defender, made 8 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 8 recorded appearances.
Ian Patrick Harte (born 31 August 1977) is an Irish football agent and former professional footballer who played as a left back . He was best known for his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist . He began his career at Leeds United making 288 official appearances across nine seasons. Following their relegation and financial difficulties in 2004 he joined La Liga team Levante . He returned to England in 2007, featuring at a variety of clubs and winning the Championship title at Reading in 2012 and AFC Bournemouth three years later. Harte earned 64 international caps for the Republic of Ireland between 1996 and 2007, scoring 12 goals. He was included in their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup . — Wikipedia
- Position
- DF
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Drogheda
- Born
- 31 Aug 1977
- Height
- 175 cm
On 29 August 2007, after a trial period, it was announced that Harte had joined former international team-mate Roy Keane at Sunderland . [ 14 ] He was initially signed on a one-year contract. However, he was subsequently transfer listed in January 2008 by Keane. [ 15 ] Harte made his Sunderland debut as a late substitute in the club's 3–2 defeat away at Arsenal. On 4 June 2008, along with seven other players, he was released by Sunderland after only one year at the club. [ 16 ] During summer 2008 Harte spent time on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers but rejected their eventual offer of a month-to-month contract [ 17 ] and he was without a club for the start of the 2008–09 season. In September 2008 he trained with Sheffield United at the club's Shirecliffe training ground complex. He then played for the Blades reserve team in a 3–0 win against Newcastle United reserves. [ citation needed ] On 22 October 2008, it was announced that Harte was on a one-week trial with Norwegian Premier League club Vålerenga hoping to impress manager Martin Andresen . [ 18 ] He also spent time on trial at Charlton Athletic . [ 19 ] — Wikipedia
By Season
| Season | Apps | Goals | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 8 | 0 | — |
Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.
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