Barry Cotter

Barry Noel Cotter (born 4 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ipswich Town.

Barry Cotter
Personal information
Full name Barry Noel Cotter[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Ennis, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 37
Youth career
Lifford
Avenue United
Ennis Town
2015–2017 Limerick
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Limerick 11 (0)
2018– Ipswich Town 2 (0)
2019 → Chelmsford City (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Chelmsford City (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:07, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Limerick

Cotter signed for Limerick in August 2015, having previously played for Avenue United and Ennis Town.[4] He worked his way up through the youth system at Markets Field, and managed to break into the first team in 2017. He made 11 appearances during the first half of the 2017 League of Ireland season.[5]

Ipswich Town

On 31 January 2018, Cotter signed a three and a half year deal with English Championship club Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee.[6] Although a member of Ipswich's under-23 squad, Cotter made his first team debut on 10 April 2018, in a 1–0 win over Barnsley at Portman Road.[7] He made one further appearance during the 2017–18 season, appearing as a late substitute during a 4–0 win over Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 28 April 2018.[8]

Chelmsford City (loan)

On 26 September 2019, Cotter signed for National League South club Chelmsford City on a one-month loan deal.[9] He made his debut for the club in a 0–4 away win over Eastbourne Borough on 28 September.[10] On 16 October 2020, Cotter returned to Chelmsford, on loan until 2 January 2021.[11]

International career

Cotter made his International debut for the Republic of Ireland U19 team on 10 February 2017, in a 2–1 loss to Norway. He won 2 caps for Ireland's under-19's in 2017.[12]

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in March 2019, for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Luxembourg.[13] He was an unused substitute in the qualifier which took place on 24 March in Dublin, with Ireland emerging as 3–0 winners.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Limerick 2017[15] League of Ireland Premier Division 1101010—130
Ipswich Town 2017–18[8] Championship 200000—20
2018–19[16] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[17] League One 0010001[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[18] League One 0000000000
Total 2010001040
Chelmsford City (loan) 2019–20[17] National League South 2000—1[lower-alpha 2]030
2020–21[18] National League South 6000—1[lower-alpha 3]070
Total 80000020100
Career total 210201030270
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Essex Senior Cup
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Barry Cotter". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. https://www.futhead.com/18/players/44365/barry-cotter/
  4. "Neymar lookalike Barry Cotter signs for Limerick". BBC Sport. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "Barry Cotter at Soccerway". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. Shread, Joe (31 January 2018). "Ipswich Town sign Barry Cotter from Limerick for undisclosed fee". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. Warren, Andy (10 April 2018). "Cotter shines on his Ipswich debut as Irish teenager offers glimpse against Barnsley". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "Games played by Barry Cotter in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. "City sign Cotter". Chelmsford City F.C. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  10. "Eastbourne Borough 0-4 Chelmsford City". Chelmsford City F.C. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. "Chelmsford City sign Barry Cotter on loan". Chelmsford City F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. "Cotter, Ndaba and Drinan in Irish U21s Squad". TWTD. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  13. "BARRY AN CORRIE GET IRELAND NOD". Ipswich Town Official Website. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  14. "Drinan and Crowe Win Caps". TWTD. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  15. Barry Cotter at Soccerway
  16. "Games played by Barry Cotter in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  17. "Games played by Barry Cotter in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  18. "Games played by Barry Cotter in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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