Josh Barrett (footballer)

Joshua Lee Barrett (born 21 June 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers as a midfielder. He has represented Republic of Ireland at U21 level.

Josh Barrett
Personal information
Full name Joshua Lee Barrett[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 39
Youth career
–2015 St Kevin's Boys
2015 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Reading 10 (0)
2018 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Bristol Rovers 4 (0)
National team‡
Republic of Ireland U16
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 11 (3)
2016– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (1)
2016– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Barrett's parents are from Dublin and Tipperary; he played GAA with Hampshire, growing up in Oxfordshire .[3]

Club Career

Reading

Barrett signed his first professional contract with Reading in October 2015,[4] having joined from Irish youth side St Kevin's Boys. He went on to make his senior debut for Reading on 8 March 2016, in a 3-1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town, coming on as an 84-minute substitute for Chris Gunter.[5] On 21 December 2017 Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, and also agreed to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan from 1 January 2018, until the end of the season.[6] On 10 November 2018 Barrett signed for Aldershot Town on a month long loan.[7] Barrett scored his first goals for Reading when he scored twice in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 27 August 2019.[8]

Bristol Rovers

On 7 January 2020, Barrett joined Bristol Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Reading.[9][10]

International career

Barrett made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U17s against Hungary U17s in August 2014.[3] Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21s for the first time in March 2016,[11] making his debut as a 75th-minute substitute against Slovenia U21s on 28 March 2016.[12]

On 28 May 2019, Barrett was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 team for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[13] He started the match against Bahrain U23s and won the penalty for the winning goal.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 1 February 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Reading 2015–16[16] Championship 3000000030
2016–17[17] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[18] Championship 0000100010
2018–19[19] Championship 2000000020
2019–20[20] Championship 5000220072
Total 100003200132
Coventry City (loan) 2017–18[18] League Two 6020000080
Aldershot Town (loan) 2018–19[19] National League 5020000070
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[20] League One 4000001050
Career total 240403210322

    References
    1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    2. https://www.readingfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/josh-barrett/
    3. "Josh Barrett". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    4. "Josh Barrett: Reading youngster signs professional contract". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    5. "Huddersfield Town 3-1 Reading". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    6. "Barrett pens new Royals contract and agrees Coventry loan move". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    7. https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/barrett-loaned-to-aldershot-in-time-for-bradford-match/
    8. "Plymouth 2-4 Reading". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    9. "Josh Barrett signs for Bristol Rovers". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    10. "Rovers Secure the Services of Josh Barrett". bristolrovers.co.uk/. Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    11. "Noel King.jpg King names provisional U21 squad for Italy & Slovenia". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    12. "VIDEO: Ireland U21s suffer 3-1 loss in Slovenia". fai.ie. DFSDFSD. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    13. "Ireland U21: Farrugia ruled out of Toulon Tournament". fai.ie/. Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
    14. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-bahrain-0-1-ireland-semi-finals-secured
    15. Josh Barrett at Soccerbase
    16. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
    17. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
    18. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
    19. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
    20. "Games played by Josh Barrett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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