Aidan Barlow

Aidan Barlow

Barlow with Manchester United U18s in December 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aidan Will Barlow [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	Eastleigh
Number	10
Youth career
2006–2020	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Manchester United	0	(0)
2019	→ Tromsø (loan)	7	(2)
2021–2023	Doncaster Rovers	43	(3)
2023–	Eastleigh	19	(1)
International career
2017	England U17	3	(1)
2017	England U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Aidan Will Barlow (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Eastleigh. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.

Club career

Barlow is a product of the Manchester United academy, having joined at the age of six. ^{[3] [4]} He made his first appearance at under-18 level in a defeat to Liverpool in 2014–15, prior to making the step up to under-23 football; he also featured for the under-19s in the UEFA Youth League. ^[5] Barlow signed his first professional contract in December 2017. ^[4]

On 13 August 2019, Barlow was loaned to Eliteserien side Tromsø until the end of the Norwegian season. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He made his professional debut in Norway's top flight on 18 August, featuring for 76 minutes of a fixture with Lillestrøm. ^{[9] [10]} His first senior goal arrived in his third game, as he scored against Haugesund on 1 September. ^{[9] [11] [12]} After a further goal versus Sarpsborg 08, he returned to his parent club on 3 December. ^{[9] [13]}

On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Barlow would leave Manchester United upon the expiration of his contract five days later. ^[14] In September 2020, he went on trial at Stoke City, playing three games for their U23 side. ^[9] In November 2020, he appeared for Ipswich Town's U23 side as a trialist. ^[15] He went on another trial at Doncaster Rovers in July 2021, and signed a one-year contract with the club on 28 July 2021. ^[16] Following relegation to League Two, Barlow signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2022 with the option for a following year. ^[17]

On 4 July 2023, Barlow signed for National League club Eastleigh. ^[18] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. ^[19]

International career

In May 2017, Barlow represented England at the UEFA Under-17 Championship in Croatia. ^[9] He scored on his first appearance in the competition, netting in a 4–0 victory over Ukraine on 7 May. ^[9] Barlow appeared in three of England's six games as they finished as runners-up to Spain. ^[9] In the following September, Barlow played for the U18s in a friendly against South Africa U20s. ^{[20] [21]}

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2023. ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tromsø (loan)	2019	Eliteserien	7	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	7	2
Doncaster Rovers	2021–22 [22]	League One	28	1	2	0	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	34	1
	2022-23	League Two	13	2	0	0	0	0	—		2	0	15	2
Eastleigh	2023–24 [9]	National League	19	1	1	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	21	1
Career total			67	6	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	77	6

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

References

1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
2. "Aidan Barlow". World Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
3. "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd's hidden gem who could become their greatest treasure". Goal. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
4. "Who is Aidan Barlow? Manchester United youngster trains with first-team ahead of Manchester derby". Manchester Evening News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
5. "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd Academy Player Profile - U18". Manchester United. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
6. "Man Utd midfielder Aidan Barlow joins Tromso on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
7. "Solskjær anbefalte Gutan". Tromsø IL. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
8. "Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow set to complete Tromso loan". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
9. "England - A. Barlow". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
10. "Barlow høyaktuell fra start". Tromsø. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
11. "Tromsø rotet bort tomålsledelse hjemme mot Haugesund". ITromsø. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
12. "Aidan Barlow on swapping north west for Norway and being inspired by Sancho". Irish Independent. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
13. "Trio forlater Gutan". Tromsø. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
14. "Man Utd Under-23s and Under-18s retained and released list for 2020". Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
15. "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists". TWTD. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
16. "Aidan Barlow: Doncaster sign ex-Manchester United midfielder on a one-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
17. "Barlow pens new Rovers deal". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
18. "NEWS | AIDAN BARLOW JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
19. "OFFICIAL | 2024/25 RELEASED & RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
20. "England U18s 1-2 South Africa". The FA. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
21. "South Africa U20 beat England U20 in final tri-nations match". Goal. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
22. "Games played by Aidan Barlow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

External links

• Aidan Barlow at Soccerway
• Aidan Barlow at Soccerbase