Daniel Barden (footballer)

Daniel Barden

Personal information
Full name	Daniel James Barden [1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Norwich City
Number	38
Youth career
	Arsenal
2019	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Norwich City	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Bury Town (loan)	23	(0)
2021–2022	→ Livingston (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Maidstone United (loan)	14	(0)
2024–2025	→ Swindon Town (loan)	12	(0)
International career‡
	Wales U19
2021–	Wales U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:05, 4 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:41, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Daniel James Barden (born 2 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Norwich City. ^[3] He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

Barden signed for Norwich City from Arsenal in January 2019. ^[4]

He spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Bury Town, ^[5] making 26 appearances in all competitions. ^[6]

In March 2020 he signed a new contract with Norwich. ^[7]

On 5 September 2020, Barden made his first senior appearance for Norwich City in their EFL Cup first round tie against Luton Town. Norwich lost the game 3–1. He made his Football League debut on 29 December 2020 when he replaced the injured Michael McGovern at half-time during Norwich's 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers. ^[8]

He moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Livingston in July 2021. ^[9]

He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2021, and said that he would be taking a break from football. ^{[10] [11]} On 26 December 2021 he gave an interview with Norwich City's matchday programme where he said the treatment had gone well and he thanked the fans, the club and his family for their support. ^[12]

On 13 December 2022, Barden signed for National League club Maidstone United on loan. ^[13]

In August 2024 he moved on loan to Swindon Town. ^{[14] [15]} He was recalled by Norwich on 7 March 2025. ^[16]

International career

Barden has played for Wales at under-19 level. ^[4] In March 2021 he was called up by the Wales under-21 squad for the first time, for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland later that month. ^{[17] [18]}

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City U23	2020–21 [8]	—	—		—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
Norwich City	2020–21 [8]	Championship	2	0	1	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2021–22 [19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Livingston (loan)	2021–22 [19]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Maidstone United (loan)	2022–23 [23]	National League	14	0	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	17	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2024–25 [22]	League Two	12	0	0	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	16	0
Career total			28	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	39	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy.

References

1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". The Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
2. "Daniel Barden: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
3. "Daniel Barden – Goalkeeper – Under-23s – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk.
4. Freezer, David (29 August 2020). "PROFILE: Academy keeper Barden thrust into first team spotlight". Pink Un – Norwich City Football Club News.
5. "EXCLUSIVE: Bury to sign keeper from Premier League club". 12 July 2019.
6. "StackPath". www.burytownfc.co.uk.
7. "Daniel Barden signs a new contract at Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk.
8. "Games played by Daniel Barden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "Livingston add Norwich keeper Barden". BBC Sport.
10. "Norwich's Barden diagnosed with cancer". BBC Sport.
11. "Norwich goalkeeper Dan Barden diagnosed with testicular cancer". Sky Sports.
12. City, Norwich. "Dan Barden: I received loads of messages. It made such a difference knowing that they were there to support me". Norwich City Football Club.
13. "Stones bring in Barden". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
14. "Barden joins Swindon Town on loan". Norwich City F.C. 30 August 2024.
15. "Swindon Town: Gavin Kilkenny and Danny Butterworth join Robins". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
16. "Dan Barden recalled by parent club Norwich". Swindon Town FC. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
17. Rees-Julian, George (16 March 2021). "Daniel Barden and Finn Stevens included in Wales Under-21 squad".
18. Freezer, David (16 March 2021). "Norwich keeper earns first Wales U21 call-up". Eastern Daily Press.
19. "Games played by Daniel Barden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
20. "Games played by Daniel Barden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
21. "Games played by Daniel Barden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
22. "Games played by Daniel Barden in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
23. "Wales - D. Barden - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.