Brandon Barker

Brandon Lee Colin Barker (born 4 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left sided winger.

Brandon Barker
Barker with Manchester City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Brandon Lee Colin Barker[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2004–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015 → Rotherham United (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 → NAC Breda (loan) 22 (2)
2017–2018 → Hibernian (loan) 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Preston North End (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2022 Rangers 16 (3)
2021 → Oxford United (loan) 19 (3)
2022 Reading 4 (0)
2022–2023 Omonia 17 (1)
International career
2013–2014 England U18 4 (0)
2014 England U19 5 (3)
2015–2016 England U20 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Barker has previously played for Manchester City, Rotherham United, NAC Breda, Hibernian, Preston North End, Reading and Oxford United. He has also represented England at the under-18, under-19 and under-20 international levels.

Club career

Manchester City

Barker joined the Manchester City academy at the age of eight. He was the winner of the Academy Players' Player of the Year award in the 2013–14 season and signed his first professional contract with Manchester City in July 2014.[3] In the opening months of the 2015–16 season he appeared on the first team bench for a number of times but did not manage to make an appearance.[4][5] Barker made his first-team debut for City on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute for Bersant Celina in a 5–1 defeat against Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[6]

On 6 November 2015, Barker signed for Rotherham United of the Championship on a loan with an initial length of two months.[7] The next day he made his professional debut, playing 90 minutes and scoring in a 5–2 loss to Ipswich.[8] On 15 December 2015, Barker was recalled from his loan by Manchester City.[9]

In August 2016, Barker was sent to NAC Breda of the Dutch Eerste Divisie on loan for the 2016-17 season.[10] He made his debut on 19 August, as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Maastricht.[11] His first goal came on 21 October, in a 3–1 win over Fortuna Sittard.[12]

On 17 August 2017, Barker was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian for the 2017–18 season.[13] Barker said in November that he had been encouraged to move to Scotland by the example of Patrick Roberts, a winger who had moved on loan from Manchester City to Celtic.[14] Barker scored his first goal for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Motherwell on 31 January, but then suffered a torn hamstring in his next match.[15] Towards the end of the season, Barker said he expected to be loaned out again by Manchester City and that he would be interested in returning to Hibs.[16]

Barker joined Preston North End on loan for the 2018–19 season.[17] Barker's first goal for Preston North End came in a 3–1 win over Morecambe in the EFL Cup on 14 August 2018.[18]

Rangers

Barker signed for Rangers in August 2019.[19] He scored his first goal for the club in his league debut at Ibrox against Livingston on 14 September 2019, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 victory.[20] On 31 January 2022, Barker departed Rangers by mutual consent.[21]

Oxford United (loan)

Barker joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season on 1 February 2021.[22] He scored three league goals for United during the 2020–21 season; his goal against Crewe on 10 April 2021 was voted the club's Goal of the Season.[23]

Reading

On 15 February 2022, Barker joined EFL Championship side Reading on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[24] On 20 May, Reading confirmed that Barker would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.[25]

Omonia

On 30 June 2022, Barker joined Cypriot club Omonia. Despite scoring in the first game he started for the club, after manager Neil Lennon's sacking, Barker failed to impress Omonia's new coach and was dropped from the squad. He was released in August 2023.[26]

International career

Barker made his international debut for England under-18 in October 2013 and went on to play for his country at under-19 and under-20 levels.

Career statistics
As of match played 25 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2015–16[27] Premier League —10——10
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16[27] Championship 41———41
NAC Breda (loan) 2016–17[28] Eerste Divisie 22210——232
Hibernian (loan) 2017–18[29] Scottish Premiership 2721020—302
Preston North End (loan) 2018–19[30] Championship 1601032—202
Rangers 2019–20[31] Scottish Premiership 6110204[lower-alpha 1]0131
2020–21[32] Scottish Premiership 10200102[lower-alpha 1]0132
2021–22[33] Scottish Premiership 0010000010
Total 163203060273
Oxford United (loan) 2020–21[32] League One 19300003[lower-alpha 2]0223
Reading 2021–22[33] Championship 400000—40
Omonia 2022–23 Cyta Championship 17110—7[lower-alpha 3]1251
Career total 12512708216115615

    Honours

    Rangers

    Omonia

    Individual

    Notes and references
    1. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa League
    2. Appearance in EFL Trophy and two appearances in the EFL League One play-offs
    3. Includes appearance in the Cypriot Super Cup and appearances in the UEFA Europa League
    1. "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Oxford United – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 96. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
    2. "Brandon Barker". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
    3. "Brandon Barker player profile". Manchester City FC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
    4. Brennan, Stuart (11 November 2015). "Manchester City youngster Brandon Barker speaks of his frustration sitting on Blues' bench". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    5. Bajkowski, Simon (22 October 2015). "Man City: Brandon Barker keen on game time to keep moving forward". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    6. McNulty, Phil (21 February 2016). "Chelsea 5-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
    7. "Brandon Barker: Man City midfielder joins Rotherham on loan". BBC Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    8. "Rotherham United 2–5 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    9. Veal, Jonathan (15 December 2015). "Barker's Loan Spell Cut Short". Millers Time. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
    10. Bajkowski, Simon (15 August 2016). "Barker Moves to NAC Breda On Loan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
    11. "Loan Watch: Unal nets hat-trick of Golazos". Manchester City FC. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
    12. Dirven, Johan (21 October 2016). "Ontlading bij de Parel na broodnodige winst op Fortuna" [Discharge at the Pearl after much needed profit on Fortuna] (in Dutch). Nieuws.nl. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
    13. "Hibernian sign Brandon Barker on loan". Hibernian FC. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
    14. McLauchlin, Brian (3 November 2017). "Patrick Roberts' success on loan at Celtic inspired Brandon Barker to join Hibs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
    15. Brown, Anthony (5 February 2018). "Hibs winger Brandon Barker ruled out until April". Edinburgh Evening News. JPI Media. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
    16. "Hearts v Hibernian: Brandon Barker eyes further growth at Easter Road". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
    17. "Preston North End Sign Manchester City's Brandon Barker On A Season-Long Loan". Preston North End. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    18. "Carabao Cup: Preston North End beat Morecambe 3-1 to reach second round". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    19. "Brandon Barker: Manchester City winger signs for Rangers". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
    20. Euan Parsons (16 September 2019). "I'm at Rangers to win a starting spot, says goal hero Barker". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    21. "Brandon Barker". www.rangers.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
    22. Roberts, James (1 February 2021). "Oxford United complete last-minute signing of Brandon Barker". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    23. Roberts, James (12 May 2021). "Oxford United's Brandon Barker fit for League One play-offs". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    24. "Brandon Barker signs short term Royals Deal". Reading F.C. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
    25. "CONTRACTS OFFERED AND ACADEMY TALENT GIVEN DEALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
    26. "«Τέλος» ο Μπάρκερ από την Ομόνοια | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
    27. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
    28. "England - B. Barker - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Perform Group.
    29. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
    30. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
    31. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
    32. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
    33. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
    34. "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    35. Simon Bajkowski (21 January 2015). "Man City starlet Brandon Barker leading new era of boy Blues". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media.
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