Luca Barrington
{{short description|English association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luca Barrington
| fullname = Luca Barrington{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4243590|title=2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists|date=7 February 2025|access-date=25 March 2025|website=Premier League}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|12|12|df=y}}
| position = Attacking midfielder, left winger
| currentclub = Grimsby Town
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2022
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| youthyears2 = 2022–2024
| youthclubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = → Grimsby Town (loan)
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 4
| club-update = 16:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Luca Barrington (born 12 December 2004) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for {{English football updater|GrimsbyT}} team Grimsby Town on loan from the academy of {{English football updater|Brigh&HA}} club Brighton & Hove Albion.{{Soccerway|709512|access-date=2 October 2024}}
Career
=Manchester City=
A product of the Manchester City academy, he joined the club at six years-old.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c97yqr2p91lo.amp |website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 December 2023|title= Brighton swoop for Man City's Barrington|date=12 August 2022}} He signed a professional contract with City in the summer of 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-contract-news-academy-24432628.amp|first=Joe|last=Bray|date=8 July 2022|title= Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=28 December 2023}} having scored ten goals in 22 appearances to help them win the Under-18 Premier League during the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url= https://onefootball.com/en/news/done-deal-brighton-sign-man-city-midfielder-luca-barrington-35631643|website=One Football|accessdate=28 December 2023|title= BRIGHTON SIGN MAN CITY MIDFIELDER LUCA BARRINGTON|date=13 August 2022}}
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
Barrington signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2022, agreeing a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/20629312.manchester-city-teen-luca-barrington-joins-brighton/|website=The Argus|accessdate=28 December 2023|title= Manchester City teen Luca Barrington joins Brighton
|first=Brian|last=Owen|date=12 August 2022}} He began training with the first-team squad during the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|title= Manchester United v Brighton: Danny Welbeck back in training|date=13 September 2023|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23786121.manchester-united-v-brighton-danny-welbeck-back-training/ |website=The Argus|accessdate=28 December 2023}} He was included in the Brighton first team match-day squads for Premier League matches in December 2023.{{cite web|website=The Argus|accessdate=28 December 2023|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23973271.brighton-v-brentford-confirmed-team-news-amex/|title= Brighton v Brentford: Confirmed team news from the Amex|date=6 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/12/28/england/premier-league/brighton--hove-albion-fc/tottenham-hotspur-football-club/4082199/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=28 December 2023|date=28 December 2023|title=BRIGHTON VS. SPURS}} In May 2024, Barrington won Player of the Tournament in the 2024 HKFC Soccer Sevens tournament, which Brighton U21s won for the first time.{{Cite web |date=26 May 2024 |title=Brighton & Hove Albion Win First HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens |url=https://www.hksoccersevens.com/news/1/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=www.hksoccersevens.com}}
==Grimsby Town (loan)==
On 6 August 2024, Barrington joined EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal.{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Barrington Joins the Mariners! - Grimsby Town Football Club |url=https://gtfc.co.uk/barrington-joins-the-mariners/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=gtfc.co.uk}} He made his first appearance for the club off the bench in Grimsby's first league match away to Fleetwood Town.{{Cite web |date=10 August 2024 |title=MATCH REPORT {{!}} FLEETWOOD TOWN 1–0 GRIMSBY TOWN - Grimsby Town Football Club |url=https://gtfc.co.uk/match-report-fleetwood-town-1-0-grimsby-town/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=gtfc.co.uk}}
Barrington scored his first senior goal in the 3–2 victory over Carlisle United on 28 September 2024.{{cite web |title=Carlisle United vs Grimsby Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cj31x2enkl5t?page=2 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 September 2024}}
Style of play
Described as two footed, and able to impact play from either flank.{{cite web|url=https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2021/12/27/top-10-rising-premier-league-players/ |website=Warrington Worldwide|accessdate=28 December 2023|title= Top 10 Rising Premier League Players |date=27 December 2021|first=Hannah|last=Skentelbery}} He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2021, who also notes his ability to dribble.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/oct/06/next-generation-2021-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs|title= Next Generation 2021: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs|website=The Guardian|first=Jamie|last=Jackson|date= 6 October 2021|accessdate=28 December 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
| 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|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|2022–23 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name="EFT"}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan)
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|166523|2024|accessdate=12 August 2024}} |38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{Efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 5 |
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References
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Category:Footballers from Manchester
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players