Thierno Barry (footballer, born 2002)

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Thierno Barry
Personal information
Full name Thierno Mamadou Barry
Date of birth (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Villarreal
Number 15
Youth career
–2021 Toulon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Sochaux B 22 (10)
2022–2023 Beveren 31 (20)
2023–2024 Basel 38 (14)
2024– Villarreal 14 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Thierno Mamadou Barry (born 21 October 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal.

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Career

Early career

Born in Lyon, Barry played for SC Toulon before moving to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2021; he was initially assigned to the reserve team in Championnat National 3. [1] Despite scoring in a regular basis, he never played for the first team.

On 6 July 2022, after a successful test period, Barry was awarded a contract for two seasons in Belgium with Beveren. [2] He finished the season with 20 goals overall, as they narrowly missed out promotion.

Basel

On 3 July 2023, Swiss Super League club FC Basel announced that Barry had signed on a four-year contract. [3] He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. After playing in two test games, Barry made his league debut for the club in an away match at the Kybunpark on 22 July against St. Gallen. Barry would be shown a second yellow card and dismissed in the 69th minute, as Basel were defeated 2–1. [4]

Barry scored his first goal for his new club in his next match five days later, coming in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round on 27 July against Tobol from Kazakhstan. However, Barry would be shown a straight red card later in the match, and was dismissed for the second time in his first two competitive appearances with the club as Basel suffered a 3–1 defeat. [5]

Villarreal

On 21 August 2024, Barry signed for the La Liga club Villarreal on a five-year deal. [6]

Personal life

Born in France, Barry is of Guinean descent. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 359121 [b] 13712
2024–25 Swiss Super League351348
Total381425114120
Villarreal 2024–25 La Liga 14710157
Career total522125115627

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References

  1. "FC Sochaux : Barry, Alvero, Mayenda… Qui sont les pépites de demain ?" [FC Sochaux: Barry, Alvero, Mayenda… Who are the pearls of tomorrow?] (in French). L'Est Républicain. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. Merlen, Valy Van de (6 July 2022). "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, THIERNO BARRY!".
  3. FC Basel 1893 (3 July 2023). "Thierno Barry stürmt neu für den FCB" [Thierno Barry is a new striker for FCB] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 3 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  5. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (27 July 2023). "FC Basel - FC Tobol Kostanay 1:3 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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