Connor Barrett (footballer)

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Connor Barrett
Personal information
Full name Connor Ellis Barrett [1]
Date of birth (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Walsall
Number 2
Youth career
2018–2020 Leicester City
2020–2021 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Kettering Town 39 (0)
2022–2024 AFC Fylde 80 (7)
2024– Walsall 49 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:38, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Connor Ellis Barrett (born 1 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Walsall.

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Career

Born in Leicester, [1] Barrett played with Leicester City and Burnley; he was released by Burnley in May 2021. [2]

Barrett joined Kettering Town ahead of the 2021–22 season. He appeared 45 times for the club in his debut senior season in the National League North and won the Vice President's Player of the Year award. [3]

He moved on to AFC Fylde in May 2022, signing a two-year contract. [3] [4] In his first season, Barrett helped the club win the National League North title and promotion to the National League. [5]

He signed for Walsall in June 2024. [6] [7] At the end of his first Walsall season he was named into the EFL League Two Team of the Season. [8] . He scored his first goal for the club during a 2-1 win over Swindon on the opening day of the 2025-26 season. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kettering Town 2021–22 [1] National League North 390101 [a] 0410
AFC Fylde 2022–23 National League North415201 [a] 0445
2023–24 National League 392201 [a] 1423
Total807200010837
Walsall 2024–25 [10] League Two 43020305 [b] 0530
2025–26 [11] League Two6200100072
Total492204050602
Career total168970408118710
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the play-offs

Honours

AFC Fylde

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Connor Barrett at Soccerway . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. "New Deals For Under-23s". burnleyfootballclub.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Connor Barrett is a Coaster". afcfylde.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. "AFC Fylde sign defender Connor Barrett from Kettering". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "AFC Fylde: Coasters clinch promotion to National League". BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. "Walsall to sign AFC Fylde full-back Connor Barrett". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. "New signing Connor Barrett aiming for next level at Walsall". www.expressandstar.com. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. "Post-match: Connor Barrett thrilled to score first Saddlers goal in Swindon victory". YouTube .
  10. "Games played by Connor Barrett in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. "Games played by Connor Barrett in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.