Brandon Barnes (soccer)

{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brandon Barnes

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|16}}

| birth_place = Cary, Illinois, United States

| height = 6 ft 3 in

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Arizona Monsoon FC

| clubnumber = 1

| youthyears1 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs1 = Sockers FC Chicago

| collegeyears1 = 2013–2016

| college1 = Seton Hall Pirates

| collegecaps1 = 8

| collegegoals1 = 0

| collegeyears2 = 2017

| college2 = Bradley Braves

| collegecaps2 = 21

| collegegoals2 = 0

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = Jersey Express

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = Laredo Heat

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Richmond Kickers

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Forward Madison

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019

| clubs5 = → Charlotte Independence (loan)

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = Chicago House

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = Gold Star FC

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 0

| pcupdate = April 26, 2024

| years8 = 2024-

| clubs8 = Arizona Monsoon FC

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

}}

Brandon Willis Barnes (born November 16, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Arizona Monsoon FC 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.{{cite web |url=https://shupirates.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1054 |title=Brandon Barnes - 2016 Men's Soccer Roster - Seton Hall Athletics |publisher=SHUPirates.com |accessdate=2018-11-03}} Barnes transferred to Bradley University in 2017, where he made 21 appearances for the Braves.{{cite web |url=https://bradleybraves.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9465 |title=Brandon Barnes - 2017 Men's Soccer Roscter - Bradley University Athletics |publisher=bradleybraves.com |accessdate=2018-11-03}} 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.

class="wikitable" \|+Bradley Career Goalkeeping Statistics ! !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

class="wikitable"

|+Bradley Career Goalkeeping Statistics

!GP

!MIN

!GA

!GA/AVG

!SV

!SV%

!SHO

!SF

2017

|21

|1966:33

|18

|0.82

|103

|0.851

|11

|298

Total

|21

|1966:33

|18

|0.82

|103

|0.851

|11

|9.5

|298

=Jersey Express=

While in college, he spent the 2016 PDL season with the Jersey Express. There, he made three appearances.{{cite web |url=https://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/13019764 |title=Jersey Express - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Brandon Barnes - |website=uslpdl.com |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145804/https://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/13019764 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |url-status=dead }}

=Laredo Heat=

In 2018, Barnes played in the National Premier Soccer League for the Laredo Heat.{{cite web |url=https://team.laredoheatsc.com/news_article/show/940321?referral=rss |title=Goalkeeper Brandon Barnes Signs with USL's Richmond Kickers |first=Patrick |last=Wood |date=August 8, 2018 |publisher=}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/939300-kickers-sign-agyemang-and-barnes |title=KICKERS SIGN AGYEMANG AND BARNES |first=Patrick |last=Wood |date=August 3, 2018 |publisher=}} There, he made 4 appearances for the club.

=Forward Madison=

Barnes signed with Forward Madison FC of USL League One on April 2, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news_article/show/1009186 |title=Forward Madison signs young goalkeeper Brandon Barnes |date=April 2, 2019 |publisher=Forward Madison FC |access-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402172858/https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news_article/show/1009186 |url-status=dead }} Brandon was signed to Forward Madison until the end of the 2020 season. During his time with Forward Madison FC he was sent on loan to Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship.

=Chicago House AC=

Barnes signed with Chicago House AC of NISA (National Independent Soccer Association) on July 16, 2021.

=Gold Star FC=

Barnes signed with Gold Star FC of NISA (National Independent Soccer Association) on Feb 17, 2023. There, he made 17 appearances for the club with 3 shutouts for the season