Sam Barratt

For the English defender, see Sam Barratt (footballer, born 2002). For the Australian rules footballer, see Sam Barrett.

Sam Barratt

Barratt lines up for Maidenhead United in 2017.
Personal information
Full name	Samuel James Barratt [1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Reading, England [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Maidenhead United
Number	25
Youth career
	Woodley Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Bracknell Town
2014–2018	Maidenhead United	97	(12)
2016–2017	→ Staines Town (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2020	Southend United	10	(0)
2020–2023	Maidenhead United	81	(23)
2023	Barnet	6	(0)
2023	→ Maidenhead United (loan)	5	(2)
2023–	Maidenhead United	33	(4)
International career
2017–2018	England C	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Samuel James Barratt (born 25 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Maidenhead United.

Career

Early career

Barratt started his career in the youth team at Woodley Town before joining Bracknell Town in 2011 aged 15. Barratt scored on his first team debut as a 16 year old and went on to play "approximately 90 games" for the Robins. ^{[3] [4]} In summer 2014, Barratt signed for Maidenhead United. During four seasons at the club he made 97 league appearances – scoring 12 goals – and was part of the team that won the National League South in 2016–17. ^[5] He combined his non-league football career with his job as an artist. ^[4] He also had trials at Crystal Palace and Bristol Rovers, ^{[3] [6]} as well as a loan spell at Staines Town in December 2016. ^[7]

Southend United

In May 2018 it was announced that he would turn professional with Southend United for the 2018–19 season. ^[8] He made his English Football League debut on the opening day of the season as a substitute in a 2–3 defeat at home to Doncaster Rovers. ^[9] This was his only appearance before sustaining a "long-term" knee injury in August 2018. ^[10] Barratt returned to the senior team on 1 January 2020 against AFC Wimbledon. ^[5] He left Southend on 22 August 2020, having made ten appearances during his time in Essex. ^[11]

Return to Maidenhead United

Barratt re-joined Maidenhead on 14 September 2020. ^[12] After scoring fifteen goals in his first season back with the club, Barratt signed a two-year contract extension in June 2021. ^[13]

Barnet

Barratt joined Barnet for the 2023–24 season. ^[14]

Second return to Maidenhead United

On 10 November 2023 he re-joined Maidenhead on a one-month loan. ^[15] Barratt joined Maidenhead again on a permanent deal on 22 December 2023. ^[16]

International career

Barratt was called up to the England C team in November 2017 and made his debut against Slovakia. ^[17] He also played against Wales in March 2018. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bracknell Town	2011–12	Hellenic League Premier Division	No data currently available
	2012–13	Hellenic League Division One East
	2013–14	Hellenic League Premier Division
Maidenhead United	2014–15 [5]	Conference South	12	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	13	0
	2015–16 [5]	National League South	29	5	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	31	5
	2016–17 [5]	National League South	24	2	0	0	—		4 [b]	2	28	4
	2017–18 [5]	National League	32	5	2	1	—		3 [a]	1	37	7
	Total		97	12	3	1	0	0	9	3	109	16
Staines Town (loan)	2016–17 [19]	Isthmian League Premier Division	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Southend United	2018–19 [5]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20 [5]	League One	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Maidenhead United	2020–21 [5]	National League	29	15	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	31	15
	2021–22 [5]	National League	21	7	2	1	—		0	0	23	8
	2022–23 [5]	National League	31	1	2	0	—		2 [c]	1	35	2
	Total		81	23	5	1	0	0	3	1	89	25
Barnet	2023–24 [5]	National League	6	0	0	0	—		1 [d]	0	7	0
Maidenhead United (loan)	2023–24 [5]	National League	5	2	0	0	—		0	0	5	2
Maidenhead United	2023–24 [5]	National League	20	1	0	0	—		0	0	20	1
	2024–25 [5]	National League	13	3	3	1	—		2 [e]	1	18	5
	Total		33	4	3	1	0	0	2	1	38	6
Career total			230	40	10	3	0	0	15	5	255	48

1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
2. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
4. One appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
5. Appearances in National League Cup

References

1. "The Football Association – List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2015 and 31/08/2015". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
2. "Boy interrupted: Sam Barratt is getting back to what he does best". 14 May 2020.
3. Association, The Football. "Player Profile- Sam Barratt". www.berks-bucksfa.com.
4. "Maidenhead United's Sam Barratt drawing on experience to juggle art with football". The Non-League Football Paper. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
5. Sam Barratt at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
6. "From Bracknell to England: Sam Barratt's career so far". 14 May 2018.
7. "Sam Barratt makes loan move to Staines Town FC". 6 December 2016.
8. "Sam Barratt: Southend United sign Maidenhead United winger". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
9. "Southend United 2–3 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018.
10. "Sam Barratt suffers "long-term" knee injury". www.southendunited.co.uk.
11. "Sam Barratt leaves Southend United". Echo.
12. "New Signing | Barratt is Back". www.pitchero.com.
13. "SAM SIGNS UP TO EXTEND SPELL". www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
14. "Sam Barratt to join Barnet FC". www.barnetfc.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
15. "x.com".
16. "Sam Barratt makes permanent move to York Road". www.maidenheadunitedfc.org.
17. Association, The Football. "Slovakia 4–0 England C". www.thefa.com.
18. "England C beat Wales in 3–2 thriller in Barry thanks to Fejiri Okenabirhie's hat-trick".
19. "Annual Presentation Evening – Staines Town".