The FMDB
FM26 26.2.0

DM, M (C) · Sligo Rovers

Ciaron Harkin

Born 15 Jan 1996 · Londonderry (age 29)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Resolute

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
82 of 200
Potential ability
88
Value (calc)
£180,454
Best role (calc)
82 Defensive Midfielder
World reputation
1,8500.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
£691 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM 18 M (L) — M (C) 20 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) 10 AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
M (C) Natural 20 60 61
DM Natural 18 60 61
AM (C) Unconvincing 10 52 53
GK Not stored — — —
D (L) Not stored — 49 50
D (C) Not stored — 46 47
D (R) Not stored — 49 50
M (L) Not stored — 47 48
M (R) Not stored — 47 48
AM (L) Not stored — 47 48
AM (R) Not stored — 47 48
ST (C) Not stored — 46 47
WB (L) Not stored — 46 47
WB (R) Not stored — 46 47

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners·5
  • Crossing·6
  • Dribbling·9
  • Finishing·7
  • First touch·10
  • Free kicks·11
  • Heading·8
  • Long shots·10
  • Long throws·5
  • Marking·9
  • Passing·10
  • Penalty taking·11
  • Tackling▲111
  • Technique·11

Mental 14

  • Aggression·14
  • Anticipation·12
  • Bravery·13
  • Composure·10
  • Concentration·12
  • Decisions·11
  • Determination·17
  • Flair·10
  • Leadership·15
  • Off the ball·7
  • Positioning·10
  • Teamwork·12
  • Vision·10
  • Work rate·13

Physical 8

  • Acceleration·10
  • Agility·10
  • Balance·10
  • Jumping reach·9
  • Natural fitness·12
  • Pace·10
  • Stamina·12
  • Strength·9

Feet

  • Left foot·7
  • Right foot·20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency·14
  • Dirtiness·12
  • Important matches·13
  • Injury proneness·14
  • Versatility·7

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament13
Personality (calc)
Resolute
Media handling (calc)
Reserved

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band. Arrows compare with FM26 26.0.0, the previous build of this game: + newly stored, − no longer stored.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Defensive Midfielder DM 82 88 5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 79 85 4 of 5 stars
Wide Central Midfielder M (C) 79 84 4 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder DM 78 84 4 of 5 stars
Midfield Playmaker M (C) 76 81 3.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker DM 76 82 3.5 of 5 stars
Half-Back DM 76 82 3.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker M (C) 74 80 3.5 of 5 stars
29 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Channel Midfielder M (C) 72 77 3 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder M (C) 71 76 3 of 5 stars
Second Striker AM (C) 50 54 2 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Playmaker DM 38 41 1 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back D (C) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Wing-Back D (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Winger M (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Wing-Back D (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back D (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward AM (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Overlapping Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Full-Back D (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger M (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Target Forward ST (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Poacher ST (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Free Role AM (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Channel Forward ST (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 24 26 0.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward ST (C) 24 26 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Centre-Back D (C) 13 14 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Winger M (R) 12 13 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Forward AM (R) 12 13 0.5 of 5 stars
False Nine ST (C) 12 13 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Wing-Back WB (R) 12 13 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Out-of-possession roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Pressing Central Midfielder M (C) 82 88 5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 82 88 5 of 5 stars
Pressing Defensive Midfielder DM 79 85 4 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Central Midfielder M (C) 78 84 4 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 78 84 4 of 5 stars
Dropping Defensive Midfielder DM 77 82 3.5 of 5 stars
Screening Central Midfielder M (C) 76 81 3.5 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Defensive Midfielder DM 76 81 3.5 of 5 stars
22 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Screening Defensive Midfielder DM 74 80 3.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 56 60 2 of 5 stars
Tracking Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 55 59 2 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 49 53 1.5 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 49 53 1.5 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 28 30 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Wing-Back WB (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Full-Back D (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Wide Midfielder M (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Winger AM (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Winger AM (R) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Centre Forward ST (C) 27 29 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back WB (R) 26 28 0.5 of 5 stars
Stopping Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Wing-Back WB (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Full-Back D (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Wide Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Stopping Wide Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre-Back D (C) 25 27 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200). Up to 30 recorded roles.

Player traits

No traits recorded

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 69,914 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
torn anterior cruciate ligament Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 5027 Sep 202224 Jul 2023
torn anterior cruciate ligament Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.15 per season in a squad of 502 Mar 202220 Dec 2022

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Ciaron
Last name
Harkin
Common name
—
Date of birth
15 Jan 1996 age 29 at game start
Place of birth
Londonderry
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Other nationalities
The Republic of Ireland Eligible For Nation
Height
180 cm
Weight
—
Build
Ecto-Mesomorph
Preferred foot
Right Only
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Sligo Rovers
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
29 Jul 2025
Contract starts
30 Nov 2025
Contract expires
30 Nov 2026
Weekly wage
£691
Squad numbers
#6 Sligo Rovers
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
No

Player profile

Positions
DM, M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 60
Best role (calc)
Defensive Midfielder · 82
Best role at potential (calc)
Defensive Midfielder · 88
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
82
Current reputation
4,100
Home reputation
4,100
World reputation
1,850
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£243,612
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Derry CityClub squad13
ColeraineClub squad18
Sligo RoversClub squad13

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2025 Sligo Rovers SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 90 Unknown fee
2025 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 60 £0
2024 Coleraine Loan Sports Direct Premiership 180 £5,000
2024 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 40 Unknown fee
2023 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2022 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 20 Unknown fee
2021 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 331 Unknown fee
2020 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 180 Unknown fee
2019 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 345 Unknown fee
2018 Coleraine Player exchange Sports Direct Premiership 220 Nominal fee
2017 Coleraine Sports Direct Premiership 364 Unknown fee
2016 Coleraine Sports Direct Premiership 120 Unknown fee
2016 Institute Playr-Fit Championship 190 £0
2015 Institute Playr-Fit Championship —— Unknown fee
2015 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 10 £0
2014 Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2013 Derry City Youth SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)21416/17 recorded1016/17 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerPresident of Ireland's Cup1×2023
WinnerClub Orange Men's FAI Cup1×2022
Runner-UpSSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division2×2022, 2023
Runner-UpEA SPORTS Cup1×2019
Runner-UpClearer Water Irish Cup1×2017
Third PlaceSports Direct Premiership1×2017

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Northern Ireland000 / 0

Staff career

1

  1. Institute

    11 Jul 2025 – —

    Coach First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Transfers

3
DateFromToTypeFee
29 Jul 2025Derry CitySligo RoversTransfer £0
29 Jul 2024Derry CityColeraineLoanLoan team: Coleraine Squad number 16 until 5 Jan 2025, 75% of wages£5,000
1 Jan 2019ColeraineDerry CityTransfer Part exchange

Career highlights

8
3 Nov 2023Runner-UpDerry CitySSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
10 Feb 2023WinnerDerry CityPresident of Ireland's Cup
13 Nov 2022WinnerDerry CityClub Orange Men's FAI Cup
6 Nov 2022Runner-UpDerry CitySSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
25 Sep 2019Fourth PlaceDerry CitySSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
14 Sep 2019Runner-UpDerry CityEA SPORTS Cup
6 May 2017Runner-UpColeraineClearer Water Irish Cup
29 Apr 2017Third PlaceColeraineSports Direct Premiership

Homegrown status

Northern Ireland3 Years Between 15 and 21

Similar players

PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Gergely SzegletiOPUS TIGÁZ TatabányaDM, M/AM (C)3088901.14
Matteo MandorliniRavenna F.C. 1913M (C)36851151.44
Pierre Ducasse—DM, M (C)38911241.54
Luca GuidettiSolbiatese Arno CalcioM (C)39711131.59
Andrea CaponiU.S. Città di PontederaDM, M (C)37711101.59
Luc KacouAcadémie de Football Amadou DialloDM, M (C)25971111.60
Emiliano MassimoTrastevere Calcio S.S.D.DM, M (C)3582981.63
Mike Jones—DM, M (C)37791141.63
Lorenzo StaitiSporting ScandianoDM, M/AM (C)38721001.66
Ludovic GuerrieroUnion Sportive Sarre-UnionDM, M (C)40701201.66

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM27 27.0.0Sligo Rovers307888£37,017
FM26 26.2.0Sligo Rovers298288£180,454
FM26 26.0.0Sligo Rovers298088£55,518
FM24 24.3.0Derry City278788£197,797
FM23 23.4.0Derry City268788£198,873
FM23 23.3.0Derry City268788£198,873
FM23 23.0.0Derry City268788£198,873
FM22 22.4.0Derry City258690£211,022
FM22 22.3.0Derry City258690£211,022
FM22 22.1.0Derry City258588£202,900
FM22 22.0.1Derry City258588£202,900
FM22 22.0.0Derry City258588£202,900
FM21 21.4.0Derry City248588£195,174
FM21 21.3.0Derry City248593£195,174
FM21 21.1.1Derry City248593£195,174
FM21 21.0.1Derry City248593£195,174
FM21 21.0.0Derry City248593£195,174
FM20 20.4.0Derry City238593£204,397
FM20 20.3.0Derry City238593£204,397
FM20 20.1.0Derry City2385110£55,333
FM20 20.0.1Derry City2385110£57,671
FM20 20.0.0Derry City2385110£57,671
FM19 19.3.0Derry City2277110£170,734
FM19 19.1.0Coleraine2277110£66,557
FM19 19.0.1Coleraine2277110£66,557
FM19 19.0.0Coleraine2277110£66,557
FM18 18.3.0Coleraine2177110£66,557
FM18 18.1.0Coleraine2177110£66,557
FM18 18.0.0Coleraine2177110£66,557
FM17 17.3.0Coleraine205440–70£13,271
FM17 17.0.0Institute204430–60£1,153
FM16 16.3.0Institute194430–60£1,905
FM16 16.0.1Derry City194430–60£6,804
FM16 16.0.0Derry City194450–80£6,804
FM15 15.3.0Derry City184450–80£7,081
FM15 15.0.0Derry City184450–80£8,053

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.