EFL star Kian Harratt has broken his silence after being filmed throwing a chair at a woman in Ibiza.
Oldham Athletic forward Kian Harratt, 23, was identified as the yob who seemed to launch one of several chairs during a poolside brawl.
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Brit holidaymaker Kyle Crawford told The Sun the striker and three of his pals were “being horrible” to a group of women before the clash on June 21.
And two videos captured the brawl, including one which appears to show the striker – wearing black shorts and with his distinctive goatee – launch a chair at one of them.
The star footballer has now said he feels “very apologetic” and “terrible” that he hit her.
But he blamed other tourists for starting the brawl.
Harratt alleges that a man approached his friend and went on to “punch him”, which made him feel he had to intervene.
The striker claims a chair was thrown at him, and it was at that moment that he picked it up and threw it back.
But he said he did not mean to hit the woman.
Shocking footage shows the violent poolside brawl, with one female tourist being clobbered in the head by a flying chair – while another man is knocked into the pool.
Kyle didn’t recognise 23-year-old EFL star Harratt at the time of the altercation – but confirmed his identity after watching the footage back.
And a second source who was caught up in the brawl told us: “It was Kian Harratt. He was bothering these girls.”
Kyle said Harratt and his friends were “throwing little rugby balls” at the female tourists inside the pool, one of which being the woman who was struck by a chair later on.
“They were just in the pool splashing them and throwing balls at them – being proper immature,” he explained.
Kyle said he and his mate stepped in to stand up for the women.
“Me and my mates stuck up for them, and then in the end, they’d come to attack my mate,” he said.
Kyle alleged that there was an altercation, and his mate was punched first during the ruckus.
He said his pal hit back, and the whole confrontation “calmed down” for a bit.
But shortly after, the player and his pals started hurling chairs towards Kyle and his mates, with one of the women who was initially being disturbed getting caught in the crossfire.
“They start throwing chairs – they threw a chair at a woman,” he said.
Viral footage appeared to show Harratt – who made headlines just weeks ago after scoring the winning goal in the National League Play Off final – chucking the white chair and striking a woman in a black bikini.
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And a second clip, moments after the initial throw, shows another man hurling a second chair, which knocked the other men into the pool.
Kyle said he asked the group: “What you doing? Why are you hitting women?”
The Brit tourist explained: “We just stuck up for her, the lads were just being idiots, immature.
“This video doesn’t do us justice for actually being gentlemen and looking after these women.”
He detailed that after the altercation, the men “all got kicked out”, while Kyle says he and his mates were praised by staff for standing up to them.
“All the staff around the pool said thanks and what gentlemen we were,” he said.
“The women thought they were idiots, immature and stupid.”
Kyle also said that his mate allegedly required stitches from hotel staff following the chair attack.
The player’s mum told MailOnline she was “aware” of the video – but declined to comment further.
Harratt is a 23-year-old striker, originally from Pontefract, who plays for League Two side Oldham.
He played for Huddersfield for most of his career after coming through at the academy, following spells with Leeds United and Barnsley as a teen.
The striker has also played at Fleetwood, Bradford and Port Vale.
In 2024, he was suspended for four months after placing 484 bets on football over a three year period.
He was handed a £3,200 fine for the rule breaches – which included betting on his own team.
The forward went on to admit that he had bet on his team to lose on multiple occasions, saying: “Of the 44 bets of this nature that I placed, 36 involved Huddersfield.”
Harratt has played over 100 games in English football and managed to score 15 goals – including two in the Championship and one in the FA Cup
The Sun has also reached out to Harratt’s management for comment.
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