Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Peter Barnes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lammack FC | |||
2013–2023 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Marine (loan) | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 30 August 2023 (UTC) |
Samuel Peter Barnes (born 10 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Blackburn Rovers.
Career
Born in Blackburn, Barnes joined the Blackburn Rovers youth academy as at the age of 11, and went on to captain their U18s.[2] He joined Marine A.F.C. in the Northern Premier League on loan in January 2019.[3] In February 2019 while on loan, he signed his first professional contract with Blackburn Rovers until 2021.[4][5] In total, he made 13 appearances with Marine scoring 1 goal.[6]
On 30 June 2021, Barnes extended his contract with Blackburn Rovers until 2023.[7] He was part of the preseason side for the senior team in the summer of 2022, but suffered an ACL injury that had him sidelined for the rest season. On 27 September 2022, he again extended his contract with Blackburn Rovers for 2+1 seasons despite his injury.[8] He made his senior and professional debut with Blackburn Rovers as a starter in a 4–3 EFL Cup win over Walsall on 8 August 2023, but shortly after suffered a setback on his injury.[9]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 11 September 2023.[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||
2023-24[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Notes
References
- ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2022/23" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Sam Barnes". Blackburn Rovers FC.
- ↑ "SAM BARNES". www.pitchero.com.
- ↑ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Blackburn Rovers FC". Blackburn Rovers FC.
- ↑ Crooke, Jaquob (2 March 2020). "The defenders that could save Rovers millions in the transfer window". LancsLive.
- ↑ "Samuel Barnes - Marine Football Club Marine". www.pitchero.com.
- ↑ Crooke, Jaquob (30 June 2021). "First words from Sam Barnes after promising defender signs new Rovers contract". LancsLive.
- ↑ "Blackburn defender Barnes signs new contract" – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Sam Barnes facing another lengthy spell out through injury". Lancashire Telegraph. 18 August 2023.
- ↑ Sam Barnes at Soccerway
- ↑ "Games played by Sam Barnes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Sam Barnes at Soccerway