Ashley Barnes

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Ashley Barnes
Ashley Barnes Brighton.jpg
Barnes playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ashley Luke Barnes
Date of birth 30 October 1989 (1989-10-30) (age 22)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2007 Paulton Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
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– Brighton & Hove Albion 72 (26)
National team
2008 Austria U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 25 February 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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[edit] Playing career

Barnes began his career as a prolific goalscorer with local club Paulton Rovers of the Southern League. He had an extended trial with 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 Argyle 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 in order 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] 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]

[edit] International career

Despite being born in Bath to English parents, Barnes qualifies to represent Austria courtesy of his grandmother on his father's side, who was born in the country.[17] 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 in August 2008.[18]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 3 December 2011.
Season Club Status Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion Championship 20 5 1 1 3 2 - - - - 24 8
2010–11 League One 42 18 6 2 0 0 1 0 - - 49 20
2009–10 Brighton & Hove Albion Loan League One 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 8 4
Brighton & Hove Albion Total 70 27 6 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 80 31
2009–10 Torquay United Loan League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 6 0
2009–10 Plymouth Argyle Championship 7 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 9 1
2008–09 Eastbourne Borough Loan Conference 8 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - 8 5
2008–09 Plymouth Argyle Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - 15 1
2007–08 Salisbury Loan Conference 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 5 0
2007–08 Oxford United Loan Conference 2 0 2 0 0 0 - - - - 4 0
2007–08 Plymouth Argyle Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - - - 1 0
Plymouth Argyle Total 22 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
Career Total 113 34 9 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 128 38

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ashley Barnes". pafc.co.uk. 2010-04-03. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10364~39546,00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Paulton striker impresses Argyle". BBC Sport. 2007-02-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6347653.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
  3. ^ "Plymouth 2–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 2007-08-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6941834.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
  4. ^ "Oxford sign deadline day strikers". BBC Sport. 2007-11-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7107832.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
  5. ^ "Salisbury bring in Barnes on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/salisbury/7285607.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
  6. ^ "On the way". pafc.co.uk. 2008-11-27. http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1468498,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-27. 
  7. ^ "Loan extension". pafc.co.uk. 2009-01-05. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1509471,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  8. ^ "Ashley called back". pafc.co.uk. 2009-01-27. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1534218,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. 
  9. ^ "New deal for Ash". pafc.co.uk. 2009-05-06. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1645008,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  10. ^ "Ash To Plainmoor". pafc.co.uk. 2010-02-09. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1960089,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  11. ^ "Barnes capture delights Buckle". skysports.com. 2010-02-10. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5935039,00.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  12. ^ "Barnesy back". pafc.co.uk. 2010-03-12. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1991607,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-12. 
  13. ^ "Brighton make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 2010-03-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8587183.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  14. ^ "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2010-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8568156.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  15. ^ "Barnes is back". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. 2010-07-08. http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~2086784,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
  16. ^ Fletcher, Paul (2011-04-11). "Brighton 4–3 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12968187.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  17. ^ "Ash Called Up For Austria". paultonroversafc.co.uk. 2008-08-01. http://paultonroversafc.co.uk/joomla/content/view/63/1/. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  18. ^ "Barnes Called Up". transfermarkt.at. 2008-08-01. http://www.transfermarkt.at/de/news/22810/oefb-u20-kader-fuer-schweiz-test-mit-neuling-barnes.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 

[edit] External links

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – current squad
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