Marcus Barnes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Thomas Barnes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mickleover | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2013–2015 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2021 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mickleover | 33 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Marcus Thomas Barnes (born 1 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mickleover. He is the younger brother of Jamaica international Giles Barnes.
Career
[edit | edit source]Barnes joined the Academy at Southampton in September 2013, and signed his first professional contract upon turning 17 three months later after scoring six goals in his first 13 appearances for the under-18 team.[3] On 5 January 2018, he joined EFL League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his competitive debut the following day against Bradford City in a Third Round FA Cup match at Huish Park, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory.[5]
Barnes appeared as a substitute for the first team on 5 January 2019 in the FA Cup third round against Derby County at Pride Park.[6]
On 22 January 2021, Barnes joined League Two side Oldham Athletic following a successful trial, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 11 August 2022, Barnes signed with third-tier US side Northern Colorado Hailstorm, who compete in the USL League One.[8]
In July 2023, Barnes signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Mickleover.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Barnes is of Jamaican descent.[10] He is the younger brother of Jamaica international Giles Barnes.[3]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 1 May 2021.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2017–18[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Southampton U23 | 2017–18[11] | — | — | — | 14[a] | 4 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19[12] | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 25 | 10 | |||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20[13] | National League | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2020–21[14] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Mickleover | 2023-24 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 115 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1996 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players
- Mickleover F.C. players
- Black British sportsmen
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
- 21st-century English sportsmen