Marcus Barnes
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcus Barnes
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Marcus Thomas Barnes{{cite web |title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136 |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2016 |accessdate=16 January 2018}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|1|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Marcus Barnes |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/marcus-barnes-256231/ |work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=10 January 2018}}
| birth_place = Reading, England
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Mickleover
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| youthyears2 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs2 = Southampton
| years1 = 2015–2020
| clubs1 = Southampton
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Eastleigh (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = Oldham Athletic
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = Northern Colorado Hailstorm
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Mickleover
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 15
| club-update = 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
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.{{cite web|title=Barnes signs pro deal|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2013-12-04/barnes-signs-pro-deal|accessdate=6 January 2018|publisher=Southampton FC|date=4 December 2013}} On 5 January 2018, he joined EFL League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Yeovil Town: Corey Whelan, Lewis Wing and Marcus Barnes sign on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42581783|accessdate=6 January 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 January 2018}} 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.{{cite web|title=Yeovil Town v Bradford City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42519696|accessdate=6 January 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2018}}
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.{{cite web |title=Derby 2–2 Southampton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46706909 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=5 January 2019 |date=5 January 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2021/january/22012021-marcus-barnes/ |title=SIGNING: Barnes Joins The Attack |publisher=Oldham Athletic A.F.C. |date=22 January 2021 |accessdate=22 January 2021 }}
On 11 August 2022, Barnes signed with third-tier US side Northern Colorado Hailstorm, who compete in the USL League One.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hailstormfc.com/news/2022/08/11/barnes-makes-move-to-northern-colorado/|title=Barnes Makes Move To Northern Colorado}}
In July 2023, Barnes signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Mickleover.{{cite web|url=https://mickleoverfc.com/sports-sign-ex-saints-striker/|title=Sports Sign Ex Saints Striker|website=mickleoverfc.com|date=17 July 2023|accessdate=18 July 2023}}
Personal life
Barnes is of Jamaican descent.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/major-league-soccer/11912483/Giles-Barnes-sets-sights-on-2018-World-Cup-after-year-to-remember-for-Houston-Dynamo-and-Jamaica.html|title=Giles Barnes sets sights on 2018 World Cup after year to remember for Houston Dynamo and Jamaica|first=Bob|last=Williams|date=5 October 2015|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=10 January 2018}} He is the younger brother of Jamaica international Giles Barnes.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 May 2021.}}
| 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"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Southampton
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|107793|2017|accessdate=5 May 2018}} |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|107793|2018|accessdate=6 January 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|107793|2019|accessdate=8 October 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=2|Southampton U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 4 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 25 | 10 | 25 | 10 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan)
|14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 1 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Oldham Athletic
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|107793|2020|accessdate=22 January 2021}} |League Two |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Mickleover
|2023-24 |Southern League Premier Division Central |33 |15 |3 |0 | | |3 |3 |39 |18 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!62 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 115 | 38 |
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References
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External links
- [https://southamptonfc.com/first-team/marcus-barnes Southampton FC profile]
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Eastleigh F.C. players
Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Category:Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players
Category:Mickleover F.C. players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States