Dwight Barnett

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| fullname = Dwight Barnett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|1}}

| birth_place = St. Andrew, Jamaica

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

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| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 2004–2005

| college1 = Herkimer County Generals

| collegeyears2 = 2006–2007

| college2 = Lynn Fighting Knights

| years1 = 2005

| clubs1 = Westchester Flames

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = Cape Cod Crusaders

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 24

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire Superdraft - 3rd Round #7

Montreal Impact

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = Dundalk

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Tampa Bay Rowdies

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012

| clubs6 = VSI Tampa Flames

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–

| clubs7 = Tampa Marauders

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 4

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| pcupdate = 1 July 2014

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Dwight Barnett (born 1 March 1982) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for the Tampa Marauders of the National Premier Soccer League.

Career

=Youth and College=

Barnett played two years of college soccer at Herkimer County Community College, captaining the Generals to a 2005 NJCAA Division III National Championship. He scored 53 goals and had 34 assists in his two years at the college, and he helped lead the Generals to two Region III Championships, a National 2nd-place finish in 2004 and a National Championship in 2005. He was named Mountain Valley Conference and Region III Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005, and NJCAA National Player of the Year in 2005.

He transferred to Lynn University in his junior year, and led his team in points, foals and assists in both his years at the school. He was named Offensive Player of the Year in 2007, was a two-time First and Second team All Sunshine State Conference,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunshinestateconference.com/article.asp?articleID=120 |title=All-SSC Men's Soccer Team Announced |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174534/http://www.sunshinestateconference.com/article.asp?articleID=120 |url-status=dead }} an All Regional Team selection in 2006 and 2007, and three Time NSCAA All American.

During his college years Barnett also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Westchester Flames and the Cape Cod Crusaders.

=Professional=

Barnett was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire,[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3582035 Fire Select Six Players in 2008 MLS SuperDraft] and played 5 games in preseason, but was not offered a professional contract by the team. He subsequently signed with Montreal Impact in the USL First Division,[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3618557 Pato Aguilera, Stefano Pesoli And Dwight Barnett Join The Impact] and made his professional debut as a substitute against Miami FC, scoring the game winner and his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory. He made his first career start against Toronto FC in a Canadian CONCACAF Champions League qualifier, and went on to make six more appearances for Impact before being released at the end of the year.

After a successful trial he was offered a contracted with Irish side Dundalk, and was given the squad number 15.[http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/dundalk-missing-burns-and-daly-for-derry-trip-408043.html Dundalk missing Burns and Daly for Derry trip]