Hadji Barry

Hadji Barry
Personal information
Full name	Hadji Ibrahim Barry
Date of birth	December 8, 1992
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	6’2”
Position(s)	Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
College career
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2018

Hadji Barry (born December 8, 1992) is a Guinean[1] professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship.

Career

Barry moved from Guinea to the United States in September 2006. He attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York.

After spending two years at Monroe Community College in 2012 and 2013, Barry later went on to spend two further years in college at the University of Central Florida in 2014 and 2015.[2]

Barry was drafted 13th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[3]

He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 against Real Salt Lake as a 77th-minute substitute.[4]

He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016.[5]

Barry signed with USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers on 15 January 2018.[6]

On 18 December 2018, Barry joined Israeli Premier League side Ironi Kiryat Shmona on a 2 ¹⁄₂-year deal.[7]

Barry rejoined the USL Championship by signing with Ottawa Fury on July 30, 2019.[8]

On 1 January 2020, Barry moved to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.[9]

On 26 January 2021, Barry again moved to a USL Championship side, joining Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[10]

Barry holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[12]

Barry became a U.S. Citizen on October 25, 2018 [13]

After his father died in 2020, Barry honored him with the name "Baba" on his jersey for the remainder of the season.[14]

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Personal information
Full name	Hadji Ibrahim Barry
Date of birth	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	6’2”
Position(s)	Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Monroe Tribunes
2014–2015	UCF Knights	33	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Orlando City U-23	6	(2)
2016–2017	Orlando City	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ Orlando City B (loan)	29	(14)
2018	Swope Park Rangers	33	(17)
2019	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	14	(3)
2019	Ottawa Fury	14	(6)
2020	North Carolina FC	15	(1)
2021–	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	0	(0)
National team^‡
2018–	Guinea	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2018