Aaron Barry (born 24 November 1992) is an Irish footballer who last played as a defender for Bray Wanderers. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he came through the ranks at Sheffield United's academy. Spending two years on the fringes of United's first team, he also spent six months on loan at Scottish side Dumbarton in 2013.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Thomas Barry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Arklow Town | ||
| 2009–2012 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Derry City | 107 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Cork City | 20 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Bohemians (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bray Wanderers | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 | |||
Career
editSheffield United
editBarry joined Sheffield United having been recommended by Arklow Town.[3] Having played in United's academy side, he was part of the team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2011,[4] and was rewarded with a first senior contract in March 2012.[5] During the 2012–13 season Barry was on the fringes of United's first team and was an unused substitute on a number of occasions, and was handed another one–year professional contract in June 2013.[6]
In August 2013 Barry was allowed to join Scottish side Dumbarton on loan, initially for a six-month period,[7] and made his debut for the Sons a couple of days later in a Scottish League Cup first-round match against Albion Rovers.[8] Barry was a regular for the Sons during the first half of the season, making 22 appearances for the Scottish club. Despite attempts to extend his loan period, Barry was recalled by Sheffield United in January 2014, at the end of his agreed spell.[9]
Derry City
editWith his first team chances at Sheffield United limited, Barry undertook a short trial at Derry City before agreeing a one-year deal with the League of Ireland club in February 2014.[10] He made 27 league appearances, scoring once against Sligo, in 2014, and he also featured in that season's FAI Cup Final. He made another 30 appearances in 2015, and added 17 more in 2016, scoring one goal against Bray Wanderers in a 3–0 victory. In his final season at Derry, Barry made 29 league appearances, scoring one goal.
Cork City
editOn 13 November 2017, Barry signed for City on a 2-year deal.[11]
Bohemians
editOn 14 February 2019, Barry signed for Bohemians on a four-month loan deal.[12] He made his debut less than a week later, starting for Bohs in a 1–0 away win at Finn Harps.[13]
Bray Wanderers
editOn 19 November 2019, it was announced that Barry had signed for League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers.[14] On 21 September, Barry scored his 1st goal for Bray with the winner in a 2–1 win away to Cobh Ramblers. Barry played 16 times in all competitions in his first season for Bray as they finished 2nd, falling just short of promotion. On 15 December 2020 Barry re-signed with Bray for the 2021 season. Barry was made captain of Bray ahead of the 2021 League of Ireland First Division
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 December 2021.[15]
| Club | Season | League | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 2012–13 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Derry City | 2014 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Derry City total | 107 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 130 | 3 | |||
| Cork City | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Bohemians (loan) | 2019 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Bray Wanderers | 2020 | League of Ireland First Division | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Bray Wanderers total | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 191 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 245 | 8 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Aaron Barry". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Aaron Barry". Sheffield United F.C. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Blades 2–2 Man Utd – match report". Sheffield United F.C. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Prospect agrees new deal". Sheffield United F.C. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Retained list". Sheffield United FC Official Website. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "New Signing". Dumbarton F.C. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Dumbarton 1–0 Albion". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Barry backs Sons to beat the big drop". Glasgow Evening Times. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Aaron Barry Becomes Latest Signing". Derry City F.C. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Cork City spree continues as Barry joins the champions". RTE sport. 13 November 2017.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (14 February 2019). "Cork defender Aaron Barry seals loan move to Bohemians". The42.
- ^ Foley, Alan (12 April 2019). "Grant's goal the difference as Bohs stay second with win at rock-bottom Finn Harps". The42.
- ^ O'Hehir, Paul (19 November 2019). "League of Ireland transfer news: Ethan Boyle joins Linfield from Shamrock Rovers". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - A. Barry - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Aaron Barry at Soccerbase
- Profile at Sheffield United F.C.