Josh Barrett (footballer)

Joshua Lee Barrett (born 21 June 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers as a midfielder. He has represented Republic of Ireland at U21 level.

Josh Barrett

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Lee Barrett[1]
Date of birth	21 June 1998
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bristol Rovers
Number	39
Youth career
–2015	St Kevin's Boys
2015	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Reading	10	(0)
2018	→ Coventry City (loan)	6	(0)
2018	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	5	(0)
2020–	Bristol Rovers	4	(0)
National team^‡
	Republic of Ireland U16
2014–2015	Republic of Ireland U17	11	(3)
2016–	Republic of Ireland U19	3	(1)
2016–	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Barrett's parents are from Dublin and Tipperary; he played GAA with Hampshire, growing up in Oxfordshire .[3]

Club career

Reading

Barrett signed his first professional contract with Reading in October 2015,[4] having joined from Irish youth side St Kevin's Boys. He went on to make his senior debut for Reading on 8 March 2016, in a 3-1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town, coming on as an 84-minute substitute for Chris Gunter.[5] On 21 December 2017 Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, and also agreed to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan from 1 January 2018, until the end of the season.[6] On 10 November 2018 Barrett signed for Aldershot Town on a month long loan.[7] Barrett scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 27 August 2019.[8]

Bristol Rovers

On 7 January 2020, Barrett joined Bristol Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Reading.[9][10]

International career

Barrett made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U17s against Hungary U17s in August 2014.[3] Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21s for the first time in March 2016,[11] making his debut as a 75th-minute substitute against Slovenia U21s on 28 March 2016.[12]

On 28 May 2019, Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[13] He started the match against Bahrain U23s and won the penalty for the winning goal.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2019-20 season[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading	2015–16[16]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2016–17[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[19]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2019–20[20]	Championship	5	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	2
	Total		10	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	13	2
Coventry City (loan)	2017–18[18]	League Two	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Aldershot Town (loan)	2018–19[19]	National League	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Bristol Rovers	2019–20[20]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
Career total			28	0	4	0	3	2	1	0	35	2

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. https://www.readingfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/josh-barrett/
3. "Josh Barrett". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
4. "Josh Barrett: Reading youngster signs professional contract". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
5. "Huddersfield Town 3-1 Reading". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
6. "Barrett pens new Royals contract and agrees Coventry loan move". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
7. https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/barrett-loaned-to-aldershot-in-time-for-bradford-match/
8. "Plymouth 2-4 Reading". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
9. "Josh Barrett signs for Bristol Rovers". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
10. "Rovers Secure the Services of Josh Barrett". bristolrovers.co.uk/. Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
11. "Noel King.jpg King names provisional U21 squad for Italy & Slovenia". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
12. "VIDEO: Ireland U21s suffer 3-1 loss in Slovenia". fai.ie. DFSDFSD. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
13. "Ireland U21: Farrugia ruled out of Toulon Tournament". fai.ie/. Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
14. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-bahrain-0-1-ireland-semi-finals-secured
15. Josh Barrett at Soccerbase
16. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
17. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
18. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
19. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
20. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

• Josh Barrett at Soccerway