Grayson Barber
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2000)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Grayson Barber
| image =
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| fullname = Grayson Barber
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|3}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, United States
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs1 = Sporting Kansas City
| collegeyears1 = 2018–2020
| college1 = Clemson Tigers
| collegecaps1 = 49
| collegegoals1 = 13
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = SC United Bantams
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Sporting Kansas City
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Sporting Kansas City II
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = Charlotte Independence
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
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| club-update = October 16, 2022
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Grayson Barber (born May 3, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Barber began his career in the youth academy of Sporting Kansas City in 2015.{{cite web |title=Grayson Barber |url=http://spkc.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1654188&player=68582203 |website=U.S. Soccer Development Academy}} In 2018, he began attending Clemson University and played college soccer with the Clemson Tigers.{{cite web |title=Grayson Barber |url=https://clemsontigers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/grayson-barber/ |website=Clemson Tigers|date=July 31, 2018 }}
Whilst at college, Barber also appeared for USL League Two side SC United Bantams in both 2018 and 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/25149777|title = SC United Bantams - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #11 - Grayson Barber - F|website=Uslleaguetwo.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/stats/league_instance/86684?subseason=583580&tab=league_instance_player_stats|title = Statistics - 2019 Regular Season - USL League Two|website=Uslleaguetwo.com}}
On January 20, 2021, Barber returned to Sporting Kansas City and signed a homegrown player deal with the club.{{cite news |last1=Cattry |first1=Pardeep |title=Sporting Kansas City sign homegrown trio of Grayson Barber, Ozzie Cisneros, Brooks Thompson |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kansas-city-sign-homegrown-trio-grayson-barber-ozzie-cisneros-brooks |access-date=May 2, 2021 |work=Major League Soccer |date=January 20, 2021}} On May 1, 2021, Barber made his professional debut for Sporting Kansas City II, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, against FC Tulsa, starting in the 0–2 defeat.{{cite web |title=FC Tulsa 2-0 Sporting Kansas City II |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/02/united-states/mls-reserve-league/tulsa-roughnecks/swope-park-rangers/3480561/ |website=Us.soccerway.com}}
On February 14, 2022, Barber was waived by Kansas City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kansas-city-waive-forwards-grayson-barber-and-tyler-freeman|title=Sporting Kansas City waive forwards Grayson Barber and Tyler Freeman|website=Mlssoccer.com|access-date=March 1, 2022}}
Barber joined USL League One side Charlotte Independence on May 14, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news/2022/05/14/charlotte-independence-adds-attacker-grayson-barber/|title=Charlotte Independence Adds Attacker Grayson Barber}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1225486-independence-add-mls-homegrown-carolina-native-grayson-barber|title=Independence Add MLS Homegrown, Carolina Native Grayson Barber|author=USLLeagueOne com Staff|date=May 14, 2022|website=USL League One}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played November 25, 2021}}{{soccerway|grayson-barber/479386}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=1|Sporting Kansas City
|2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| rowspan=1|Sporting Kansas City II
|2021 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!11||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.sportingkc.com/players/grayson-barber Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070528/https://www.sportingkc.com/players/grayson-barber |date=May 2, 2021 }} at Sporting Kansas City
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Category:Sportspeople from South Carolina
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Charlotte Independence players
Category:Clemson Tigers men's soccer players
Category:Sporting Kansas City players
Category:Sporting Kansas City II players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Soccer players from South Carolina
Category:SC United Bantams players