Sam Barnes (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberystwyth Town | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockport County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Stockport County | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Marine | 43 | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | Hednesford Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Marine | 30 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Glossop North End | 33 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 2019 | Bangor City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Newtown | ||
| 2020 | Widnes | ||
| 2020 | Aberystwyth Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Prestatyn Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Aberystwyth Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2020 | |||
Sam Barnes (born 16 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cymru Premier club Aberystwyth Town.
A former Liverpool schoolboys player, he first played for the Stockport County Under 18 team whilst still at school. His twin brother Louis Barnes was also part of the Under 18 side and was, along with Sam, given a squad number for the first team in the 2009/10 season.
In August 2010 both of the Barnes twins went on trial at Manchester United[1] and played for United's reserve team in a pre-season 2–0 win over Altrincham.[2]
They were released shortly afterwards after they failed to agree new contracts at Stockport County. In January 2011 he joined Northwich Victoria.[3]
In February 2011 he joined Marine. After 43 appearances for the club, in June 2012 he went on to join division rivals Hednesford Town.[4]
On 20 June 2020, Barnes joined Aberystwyth Town.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 April 2010
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2009–10[6] | Football League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Barnes boys set for move to top flight with Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Res: Altrincham 0 United 2". Manchester United FC. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Northwich Victoria sign former Stockport County defender Sam Barnes". Northwich Guardian. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Marine Lose Another To Pitmen". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sam's the Man for the Black and Greens".
- ^ "Games played by Sam Barnes in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sam Barnes at Soccerbase
- Sam Barnes at Soccerway
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