Aaron Barnes (footballer)

Aaron Barnes

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Christopher Barnes [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Ramsgate
Youth career
2006–2013	Arsenal
2013–2014	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Charlton Athletic	1	(0)
2018	→ Torquay United (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	Colchester United	0	(0)
2018	→ Torquay United (loan)	15	(1)
2019–2021	Dulwich Hamlet	39	(1)
2021–2023	Welling United	55	(3)
2023–2024	Hythe Town	31	(8)
2024–	Ramsgate	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Aaron Christopher Barnes (born 14 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Isthmian League South East Division club Ramsgate.

Barnes is a product of the Arsenal Academy, where he played from under-11 level until 2013, when he joined Charlton Athletic to continue his development. He made his professional debut at Charlton and experienced a brief loan away in January 2018 at Torquay United. He then made a permanent switch to Colchester United before immediately rejoining Torquay on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He left Colchester at the end of his contract in summer 2019.

Career

Arsenal

Barnes was born in the London Borough of Croydon but later grew up in Walderslade, Kent and attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone. ^{[3] [4]} He started his career in the youth team of Arsenal, signing for them at the age of ten in 2006 after he was spotted by scouts whilst representing Kent in a tournament in Denmark. ^{[4] [5]} He progressed through the youth system but failed to earn a scholarship and was released in 2013 aged sixteen. ^[6]

Charlton Athletic

Barnes signed a scholarship with Charlton Athletic in March 2013, and after a year at the club signed his first professional contract in December 2014. ^[7] For the next two years he featured predominantly in the under-18 and under-23 academy teams and was rewarded with a new one-year contract in May 2016. ^[3] He made the progression into the first team during the 2016–17 season and signed a further one-year contract extension in March 2017. ^[8] He made his professional debut in the final game of the season in April 2017, appearing as a late substitute for Chris Solly in the 3–0 victory over Swindon Town. ^[9]

On 12 January 2018, Barnes signed for National League side Torquay United in a one-month loan deal. ^[10] He made his club debut on 27 January in a 1–1 draw at Macclesfield Town. ^[11]

Colchester United

On 31 January 2018, Barnes signed for League Two club Colchester United. ^[12] He was immediately loaned back to Torquay United for the remainder of the season. ^[13] He scored his first competitive goal on 10 February in Torquay's 2–1 win at Maidenhead United. ^[14]

On 4 September 2018, Barnes made his Colchester United debut starting in their 2–0 defeat by Southampton Under-21s in the EFL Trophy. ^[15]

On 14 May 2019, it was announced Barnes was to leave Colchester United at the end of his contract. ^{[16] [17]}

Dulwich Hamlet

On 30 July 2019, Barnes signed for Dulwich Hamlet for the 2019/20 season. ^[18]

Welling United

Following two curtailed seasons with Dulwich due to COVID-19, he signed for fellow National League South side Welling United for the 2021–22 season. ^[19]

On 9 May 2023, Barnes left Welling United. ^[20]

Hythe Town

In June 2023, Barnes signed for Isthmian League South East Division club Hythe Town. ^[21]

Ramsgate

On 31 May 2024, Barnes joined Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate following an impressive season with divisional rivals Hythe Town. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 April 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	2016–17 [9]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18 [23]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	Charlton Athletic total		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
Torquay United (loan)	2017–18 [23]	National League	1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
Colchester United	2017–18 [23]	League Two	0	0	–		–		0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [24]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Colchester United total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Torquay United (loan)	2017–18 [23]	National League	15	1	–		–		0	0	15	1
Dulwich Hamlet	2019–20 [25]	National League South	28	1	2	1	–		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	1
	2020–21 [26]	National League South	11	0	1	0	–		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
	Dulwich Hamlet total		39	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	45	1
Welling United	2021–22 [27]	National League South	33	2	1	0	–		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	35	2
	2022–23 [28]	National League South	22	1	0	0	–		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	24	1
	Welling United total		55	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	59	3
Career total			111	5	4	1	0	0	10	0	125	6

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 July 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
2. "Aaron Barnes Football Player Statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. Jones, George (13 May 2016). "Academy graduates pen one-year contracts". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. "Aaron kicks off his future football career". Kent Messenger Maidstone. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
5. Calvin, Michael, ed. (2017). No Hunger In Paradise: The Players. The Journey. The Dream. Century. ISBN   978-1780896304.
6. "ARSENAL SIGN FOUR PLAYERS TO SCHOLARSHIPS BUT RELEASE BOADU, BARNES AND REGIS". George Bird's Arsenal Youth. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
7. "Happy to have signed my first professional contract with Charlton Athletic today! #cafc". Twitter. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
8. Youlton, Clive (22 March 2017). "Aaron Barnes extends Charlton Athletic contract until the summer of 2018". Kent Live. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
9. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
10. Hawkins, Jamie (12 January 2018). "Torquay United sign Charlton Athletic and former Arsenal defender on loan". Devon Live. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
11. "Macclesfield Town 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
12. Spurgeon, Simon (31 January 2018). "Aaron Barnes becomes a Colchester United player after signing from Charlton Athletic and Ben Stevenson comes in on loan from Wolves". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
13. Hudson, Matt (1 February 2018). "Barnes Heads To Torquay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
14. "Maidenhead United 1–2 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
15. "Colchester 0 Southampton U21 2". Sky Sports. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
16. Hudson, Matt (14 May 2019). "U23s Players To Leave The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
17. Waldron, Jonathan (14 May 2019). "Colchester United under-23 players to leave the club". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
18. Hamlet, Dulwich (30 July 2019). "Dulwich Hamlet announce trio of signings". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Official Website. Dulwich. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
19. "Aaron Barnes profile". Welling United F.C. Official Website. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
20. "SQUAD UPDATE : SENDLES-WHITE, HOWARD & BARNES DEPART". Welling United F.C. Official Website. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
21. "Cannons bring in Welling man". www.isthmian.co.uk. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
22. @RamsgateFC (31 May 2024). "Welcome to Ramsgate Football Club Aaron Barnes✍️🐏💪🏻 🔴⚪️|#COYR" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2024– via Twitter.
23. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
24. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
25. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
26. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
27. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
28. "Games played by Aaron Barnes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

External links

• Aaron Barnes at Soccerbase