Sebastian Barnes (footballer)

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Sebastian Barnes
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-11-18) 18 November 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth Ghana
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Hearts of Oak
1995–1996 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
1997 Orlando Sundogs 23 (14)
1997–1998 Mainz 05 6 (0)
1998–2001 VfL Hamm/Sieg
2006–2008 SF Neitersen
International career
1991–1993 Ghana U17 12 (0)
1994 Ghana 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner Italy 1991 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Barnes (born 18 November 1976) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. [2]

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Club career

Barnes began his career with Hearts of Oak, [3] before playing for top-level German teams Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05. [4] In 1997, Barnes played for the Orlando Sundogs in the USISL A-League. [5] After leaving Mainz in 1998, Barnes played for a number of lower league German clubs, including VfL Hamm/Sieg and SF Neitersen. [3]

International career

After representing Ghana at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in both 1991 and 1993, [6] Barnes earned one cap for the senior team in 1994.

Personal life

Barnes is the father of fellow footballer Joselpho Barnes. [7]

Honours

Ghana U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Barnes, Sebastian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Former Ghana U17 captain Sebastian Barnes wants to coach Hearts of Oak after Akunnor | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Sebastian Barnes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Sebastian Barnes at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  5. ↑ Solano, Javier (6 April 1997). "Sundogs Hitch Their Hopes To Shooting Star". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Sebastian Barnes – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ↑ Kühn, Urs (5 March 2021). "Ich habe Deutschland daran gehindert, für Ghana zu spielen, um meinen Vater stolz zu machen".
  8. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Championship Italy 1991™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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