Brandon Barnes (soccer)

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Brandon Barnes
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-16) November 16, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Cary, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chicago House
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2013 Sockers FC Chicago
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Seton Hall Pirates 8 (0)
2017 Bradley Braves 21 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Jersey Express 3 (0)
2018 Laredo Heat 7 (0)
2018 Richmond Kickers 4 (0)
2019–2020 Forward Madison 0 (0)
2019 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Chicago House 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 10, 2021

Brandon Willis Barnes (born November 16, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chicago House AC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Career[]

Early career[]

Barnes played college soccer at Seton Hall University between 2013 and 2016, but only saw any minutes with the team during their 2015 season.[1] Barnes transferred to Bradley University in 2017, where he made 21 appearances for the Braves.[2] In his 21 appearances for the Braves, Barnes broke multiple school records as well as topped the NCAA Division 1 ranking charts. In his one-season Barnes achieved the following rankings: total saves (3rd, 103); save percentage (8th, .851); goalie minutes played (13th, 1967); saves per game (15th, 4.90); and shutouts (T17th, 9.5) ... First player in program history to be selected MVC Player of the Week, Offensive or Defensive, four times during a season ... His 9.5 shutouts and .851 saves percentage both ranked as the second-best single-season marks in program history.[2]

Bradley Career Goalkeeping Statistics [2]
GP MIN GA GA/AVG SV SV% W L T SHO SF
2017 21 1966:33 18 0.82 103 0.851 11 7 3 9 298
Total 21 1966:33 18 0.82 103 0.851 11 7 3 9.5 298

Jersey Express[]

While in college, he spent the 2016 PDL season with the Jersey Express. There, he made three appearances.[3]

Laredo Heat[]

In 2018, Barnes played in the National Premier Soccer League for the Laredo Heat.[4] During his time at Laredo Barnes helped lead the team to a 10-0-0 record in the Lone Star Conference. Additionally, he helped Laredo secure the post season championship with a 12-0-0 record.

Richmond Kickers[]

Barnes signed with Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer League on August 3, 2018.[5]

Forward Madison[]

Barnes signed with Forward Madison FC of USL League One on April 2, 2019.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Brandon Barnes. "Brandon Barnes - 2016 Men's Soccer Roster - Seton Hall Athletics". SHUPirates.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Brandon Barnes. "Brandon Barnes - 2017 Men's Soccer Roscter - Bradley University Athletics". bradleybraves.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jersey Express - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Brandon Barnes -". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Wood, Patrick (August 8, 2018). "Goalkeeper Brandon Barnes Signs with USL's Richmond Kickers".
  5. ^ Wood, Patrick (August 3, 2018). "KICKERS SIGN AGYEMANG AND BARNES".
  6. ^ "Forward Madison signs young goalkeeper Brandon Barnes". Forward Madison FC. April 2, 2019.

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