Ashley Barnes

Ashley Barnes

Barnes playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ashley Luke Barnes[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989[1]
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2007 Paulton Rovers
2007–2010 Plymouth Argyle 22 (2)
2007 → Oxford United (loan) 3 (1)
2008 → Salisbury City (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2009 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 8 (5)
2010 → Torquay United (loan) 6 (0)
2010 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 8 (4)
2010–2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 141 (42)
2014– Burnley 68 (9)
National team
2008 Austria U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:02, 29 November 2016 (UTC).


Ashley Luke Barnes (born 30 October 1989) is a professional footballer from Dunkerton, Somerset who plays for Burnley as a striker. He previously played for Paulton Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Oxford United, Salisbury City, Eastbourne Borough, Torquay United and Brighton & Hove Albion. He has been capped by Austria at international level, making one appearance for their under-20 team.

Club career

Early career and Plymouth Argyle

Barnes began his career as a prolific goalscorer with local club Paulton Rovers of the Southern League. He had an extended trial with Championship club Plymouth Argyle in March 2007, and sufficiently impressed to be awarded with an eighteen-month contract by the club, having scored several goals for the reserve team.[2] He made his Plymouth debut in the first round of the League Cup in August 2007 against Wycombe Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for first-team regular Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.[3]

He subsequently found first-team opportunities hard to come by, and was sent on loan to Conference side Oxford United in November 2007 to gain some experience.[4] Barnes featured five times for Oxford United, including two FA Cup ties against Southend United, before returning to Plymouth. He was sent out on loan again in March 2008 to another Conference club, this time to Salisbury City.[5] He featured in five league matches for the club but did not find the back of the net.

Barnes was loaned out for a third time in November 2008 to Eastbourne Borough, with team-mate Daniel Smith.[6] He impressed enough for his loan to be extended by a month,[7] before he was recalled by Plymouth Argyle in January 2009, ahead of the club's match against Bristol City.[8] He made his league debut for the Pilgrims against Wolves at Molineux, scoring his first goal for the club against Coventry City. His performances at the back-end of the 2008–09 season were rewarded when he signed a two-year contract extension in May 2009.[9]

He joined League Two club Torquay United on loan until the end of the season in February 2010,[10][11] but returned a month later having made six appearances.[12]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Barnes subsequently joined League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the season.[13] He scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers two days later, having been introduced as a substitute ten minutes earlier.[14]

On 8 July 2010, Barnes signed a two-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion after transferring for an undisclosed fee from Plymouth Argyle.[15] On 12 April 2011, he scored the decisive goal in a 4–3 win at home against Dagenham & Redbridge, which confirmed their promotion to the Football League Championship.[16] Barnes finished the season as Brighton's second-top goalscorer behind Glenn Murray, with 20 goals in 49 appearances.

In the 2011–12 season Barnes remained a first-choice striker for Brighton's return to the Championship. He finished the season as Brighton's leading goalscorer with 14 goals in all competitions, 11 in the league.

On 9 March 2013, Barnes received a red card in stoppage time against Bolton Wanderers for attempting to trip up the referee. He was subsequently handed a seven-match suspension by the Football Association.[17] Fans and manager Gus Poyet were critical of Barnes for this action as it left the club with only one senior striker available to play, as Craig Mackail-Smith and Will Hoskins were already injured for the rest of the season. On his return from the ban on 20 April, Barnes scored two goals in a 6–1 win over Blackpool, and was named man of the match.

Burnley

On 10 January 2014, Barnes joined Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[18] On 8 November, he scored the only goal at Turf Moor to defeat Hull City and gain Burnley's first win of the Premier League season.[19] He scored a second goal on 13 December, the sole goal in a home victory over Southampton to take Burnley out of the relegation zone.[20]

In Burnley's 1–1 draw at league leaders Chelsea on 21 February 2015, Barnes' play of the ball saw Nemanja Matić fling himself in between Barnes and the ball and connect with the studs of his boots going into the Chelsea midfielder's shin. This was described by Alan Shearer as follows: "It's dangerous, it's naughty. ... he could have easily broken his leg there.".[21] Matić reacted by pushing Barnes who fell over. As a result of the incident, Matic received a red card, Barnes escaped any punishment.[22]

On 24 May, as relegated Burnley finished the season with a win over Aston Villa, Barnes was taken off with knee cruciate ligament injuries, which would rule him out for the majority of the following campaign.[23]

International career

Despite being born in Bath to English parents, Barnes qualifies to represent Austria courtesy of his paternal grandmother, who was born in the country.[24] He was spotted by Austrian officials while on a pre-season tour with Plymouth Argyle in July 2008, and as a result he was called up to their Under-20 team to face Switzerland on 19 August 2008, the game was part of a four nation friendly tournament featuring Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.[25] Barnes made his debut as a substitute in the 73rd minute replacing FC Wacker Innsbruck's Julius Perstaller in front of 250 spectators.[26]

Personal life

He is from Dunkerton, Somerset, near Bath.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2007–08[28] Championship 00—10—10
2008–09[29] Championship 1510000—151
2009–10[30] Championship 711010—91
Total 2221020—252
Oxford United (loan) 2007–08[31] Conference Premier 3120—3[lower-alpha 1]081
Salisbury City (loan) 2007–08[32] Conference Premier 50———50
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2008–09[33] Conference Premier 8500—1[lower-alpha 2]095
Torquay United (loan) 2009–10[30] League Two 60———60
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2009–10[30] League One 84———84
Brighton & Hove Albion 2010–11[34] League One 421862001[lower-alpha 3]04920
2011–12[35] Championship 43114132—5014
2012–13[36] Championship 34821102[lower-alpha 4]0399
2013–14[37] Championship 2251011—246
Total 14946134533017053
Burnley 2013–14[37] Championship 2130000—213
2014–15[38] Premier League 3551010—375
2015–16[39] Championship 800000—80
2016–17[40] Premier League 410000—41
Total 6891010—709
Career total 26163174837029370
  1. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Conference League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Paulton striker impresses Argyle". BBC Sport. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Plymouth 2–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Oxford sign deadline day strikers". BBC Sport. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Salisbury bring in Barnes on loan". BBC Sport. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "On the way". pafc.co.uk. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "Loan extension". pafc.co.uk. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Ashley called back". pafc.co.uk. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  9. ↑ "New deal for Ash". pafc.co.uk. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  10. ↑ "Ash To Plainmoor". pafc.co.uk. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "Barnes capture delights Buckle". skysports.com. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  12. ↑ "Barnesy back". pafc.co.uk. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Brighton make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  15. ↑ "Barnes is back". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  16. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (11 April 2011). "Brighton 4–3 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  17. ↑ "Ashley Barnes: FA extends striker's ban to seven games". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "Burnley sign Barnes from Brighton". BBC Sport. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  19. ↑ Abraham, Timothy (8 November 2014). "Burnley 1-0 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  20. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (13 December 2014). "Burnley 1-0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Shearer, Alan. "Ashley Barnes". Daily Mail & BBC.
  22. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (21 February 2015). "Chelsea 1-1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ashley Barnes: Burnley striker to miss most of next season". BBC Sport. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ash Called Up For Austria". paultonroversafc.co.uk. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  25. ↑ "ÖFB MEDIAINFO 137/2008: FRANZÖSISCHE REFEREES BEI ITALIEN VS ÖSTERREICH/DIE ÖFB KADERLISTEN FÜR U20, U21 UND A-TEAM PLUS TERMINE FÜR DIE KOMMENDEN LÄNDERSPIELE" (in German). OFB. August 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "VIELE CHANCEN, ABER DIE SCHWEIZ TRIFFT" (in German). OFB. August 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  27. ↑ http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Delighted-Barnes-sets-sights-flight-Brighton/story-12305135-detail/story.html
  28. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  31. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
  32. ↑ Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2009. pp. 130–131.
  33. ↑ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  37. 1 2 "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Ashley Barnes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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