Josh Barrett (footballer)

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Josh Barrett
Personal information
Full name Joshua Lee Barrett[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 King's Lynn Town
Number 20
Youth career
–2015 St Kevin's Boys
2015 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Reading 10 (0)
2018 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Bristol Rovers 16 (0)
2021– King's Lynn Town 6 (2)
National team‡
Republic of Ireland U16
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 11 (3)
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (1)
2016–2019 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Joshua Lee Barrett (born 21 June 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for National League club King's Lynn Town as a midfielder. He has represented Republic of Ireland at U21 level.

Early life[]

Barrett's parents are from Dublin and Tipperary; he played GAA with Hampshire, growing up in Oxfordshire .[3]

Club career[]

Reading[]

Barrett signed his first professional contract with Reading in October 2015,[4] having joined from Irish youth side St Kevin's Boys. He went on to make his senior debut for Reading on 8 March 2016, in a 3-1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town, coming on as an 84-minute substitute for Chris Gunter.[5] On 21 December 2017 Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, and also agreed to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan from 1 January 2018, until the end of the season.[6] On 10 November 2018 Barrett signed for Aldershot Town on a month long loan.[7] Barrett scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 27 August 2019.[8]

Bristol Rovers[]

On 7 January 2020, Barrett joined Bristol Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Reading.[9][10] Barrett failed to make an impact during the 2019–20 season that was prematurely ended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This came after manager Ben Garner had, although praising his skill levels, criticised Barrett's fitness levels with the midfielder below the standards of the first-team.[11]

Barrett made 9 appearances during the 20/21 league campaign, the Gas were relegated that same season. On 1 September 2021, it was announced that the club had terminated Barrett's contract to allow him to move on.[12]

King's Lynn Town[]

On 13 October 2021, Barrett joined National League side King's Lynn Town.[13] Barrett made his debut for the club that weekend, coming off of the bench in a 2–1 FA Cup Fourth qualifying round victory over Peterborough Sports, Barrett playing a part in the winning goal.[14] Barrett opened his account for the club on 11 December with a double as second-bottom King's Lynn beat bottom side Dover Athletic by two goals to one.[15]

International career[]

Barrett made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U17s against Hungary U17s in August 2014.[3] Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21s for the first time in March 2016,[16] making his debut as a 75th-minute substitute against Slovenia U21s on 28 March 2016.[17]

On 28 May 2019, Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[18] He started the match against Bahrain U23s and won the penalty for the winning goal.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 December 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2015–16[21] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[24] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[25] Championship 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 2
Total 10 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 2
Coventry City (loan) 2017–18[23] League Two 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2018–19[24] National League 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[25] League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
2020–21[26] League One 9 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Total 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
King's Lynn Town 2021–22[27] National League 6 2 2 0 — 1[b] 2 9 4
Career total 41 2 7 0 3 2 3 2 56 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Home of the Royals!".
  3. ^ a b "Josh Barrett". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Josh Barrett: Reading youngster signs professional contract". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield Town 3-1 Reading". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Barrett pens new Royals contract and agrees Coventry loan move". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Barrett loaned to Aldershot in time for Bradford match".
  8. ^ "Plymouth 2-4 Reading". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Josh Barrett signs for Bristol Rovers". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Rovers Secure the Services of Josh Barrett". bristolrovers.co.uk/. Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ Frost, Sam (9 March 2020). "Ben Garner: Josh Barrett is falling short of Bristol Rovers' fitness standards but talent will shine". Bristol Post. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Josh Barrett Departs". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "LYNN SIGN BARRETT". kltown.co.uk/. King's Lynn Town F.C. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ Lakey, Chris (16 October 2021). "Linnets battle hard for FA Cup victory". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. ^ "King's Lynn Town 2–1 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Noel King.jpg King names provisional U21 squad for Italy & Slovenia". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  17. ^ "VIDEO: Ireland U21s suffer 3-1 loss in Slovenia". fai.ie. DFSDFSD. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Ireland U21: Farrugia ruled out of Toulon Tournament". fai.ie/. Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Bahrain | 2019 - U21 Mens Friendlies | 999945681 | Football Association of Ireland".
  20. ^ Josh Barrett at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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