Aidan Barlow

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Aidan Barlow
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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
 Rochdale
Number 18
Youth career
2006–2020 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019 → Tromsø (loan) 7 (2)
2021–2023 Doncaster Rovers 43 (3)
2023–2023 Eastleigh 19 (1)
2024– Rochdale 0 (0)
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 National League club Rochdale.

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Club career

Manchester United

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]

Doncaster Rovers

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]

Eastleigh

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]

Rochdale

On 1 July 2024, Barlow signed a one-year contract with Rochdale. [20]

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. [21] [22]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2023. [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2019–20 Premier League 000000000000
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 7200——0072
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22 [23] League One 2812020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0341
2022-23 League Two 1320000—20152
Eastleigh 2023–24 [9] National League 19110——1 [lower-alpha 2] 0211
Career total67630200050776
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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  6. ↑ "Man Utd midfielder Aidan Barlow joins Tromso on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow set to complete Tromso loan". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  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.
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  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.
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  18. ↑ "NEWS | AIDAN BARLOW JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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