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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 (age 34)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 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 141 (42)
International career
2008 Austria U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Ashley Luke Barnes (born 30 October 1989) is an 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.

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He impressed enough for his loan to be extended by a month,[8] before he was recalled by Plymouth Argyle in January 2009, ahead of the club's match against Bristol City.[9] 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.[10]

He joined League Two club Torquay United on loan until the end of the season in February 2010,[11][12] but returned a month later having made six appearances.[13] Barnes subsequently joined League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the season.[14] He scored on his debut against Tranmere Rovers two days later, having been introduced as a substitute ten minutes earlier.[15]

On 8 July 2010, Barnes signed a two-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion after transferring for an undisclosed fee from Plymouth Argyle.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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 F.C., and was named man of the match.


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.[19] 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.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 January 2014.
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
2013–14 Brighton & Hove Albion Championship 22 5 1 0 1 1 – – – – 24 6
2012–13 Championship 34 8 2 1 1 0 – – 2 0 39 9
2011–12 Championship 43 11 4 1 3 2 – – – – 50 14
2010–11 League One 42 18 6 2 0 0 1 0 – – 49 20
2009–10 Loan League One 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 8 4
Brighton & Hove Albion Total 149 46 13 4 5 3 1 0 2 0 169 53
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 202 53 16 4 7 3 1 0 2 0 244 76

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ashley Barnes". pafc.co.uk. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Paulton striker impresses Argyle". BBC Sport. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Plymouth 2–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Oxford sign deadline day strikers". BBC Sport. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Salisbury bring in Barnes on loan". BBC Sport. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  7. ^ "On the way". pafc.co.uk. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Loan extension". pafc.co.uk. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Ashley called back". pafc.co.uk. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  10. ^ "New deal for Ash". pafc.co.uk. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Ash To Plainmoor". pafc.co.uk. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Barnes capture delights Buckle". skysports.com. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Barnesy back". pafc.co.uk. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Brighton make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Barnes is back". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Fletcher, Paul (11 April 2011). "Brighton 4–3 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Ashley Barnes: FA extends striker's ban to seven games". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Ash Called Up For Austria". paultonroversafc.co.uk. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  20. ^ "Barnes Called Up". transfermarkt.at. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.


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