Thierno Barry (footballer, born 2000)

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thierno Barry

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Thierno Issiaga Barry Arévalo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

| height = 1.73m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Cherno More (on loan from Enosis Neon Paralimni)

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Tenerife

| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Tenerife C | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2019–2022 | clubs2 = Tenerife B | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = Tenerife | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = → Logroñés (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Pafos | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = → Akritas Chlorakas (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Enosis Neon Paralimni | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = → Cherno More (loan) | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Guinea | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 3 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 05:40, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

}}

Thierno Issiaga Barry Arévalo (born 12 January 2000), sometimes known as just Thierno, is a footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for Bulgarian club Cherno More, on loan from Enosis Neon Paralimni and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands to a Guinean father and a Spanish mother, Thierno was a CD Tenerife youth graduate, and made his senior debut with the C-team in the 2018–19 season, in the regional leagues. Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División.

On 23 April 2021, Thierno signed a new three-year contract with Tete.{{cite web|url=https://www.deporpress.com/index.php/2021/04/23/el-tenerife-renueva-a-una-de-sus-perlas-de-la-cantera-2/|title=El Tenerife renueva a una de sus perlas de la cantera|trans-title=Tenerife renew one of the pearls of their youth setup|publisher=Depor Press|language=es|date=23 April 2021|accessdate=4 September 2021}} He made his first team debut on 4 September, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Corredera in a 2–0 Segunda División home win over SD Ponferradina.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/tenerife-vs-ponferradina/cronica/2021/09/04/6133ad85ca474137168b45ba.html|title=El Tenerife devora a la Ponferradina|trans-title=Tenerife devour Ponferradina|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=4 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/la-ilusion-y-el-compromiso-de-dos-debutantes-canteranos|title=La ilusión y el compromiso de dos debutantes canteranos|trans-title=The hope and commitment of the debuting youth players|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=7 September 2021|accessdate=26 March 2022}}

On 1 September 2022, Thierno was loaned to Primera Federación side SD Logroñés for the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/thierno-cedido-a-la-sd-logrones|title=Thierno, cedido a la SD Logroñés|trans-title=Thierno, loaned to SD Logroñés|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=1 September 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022}}

International career

On 19 March 2022, Thierno was called up to the Guinea national team by manager Kaba Diawara for friendlies against South Africa and Zambia.{{cite web|url=https://stadiumtenerife.es/el-blanquiazul-thierno-convocado-con-la-seleccion-absoluta-de-guinea/|title=El blanquiazul Thierno, convocado con la selección absoluta de Guinea|trans-title=The white-and-blue Thierno, called up to the national team of Guinea|publisher=Stadium Tenerife|language=es|date=19 March 2022|accessdate=26 March 2022}} He made his full international debut six days later, starting in a 0–0 draw with the former at the Guldensporen Stadion in Kortrijk, Belgium.{{cite web | title=Starting Lineups - S. Africa vs Guinea - 25.03.2022 | website=Sky Sports | date=2022-03-25 | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/south-africa-vs-guinea/teams/463221 | access-date=2022-03-26}}