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| Ross Barkley | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ross Barkley | |
| Date of birth: | 5 December 1993 | |
| Place of birth: | Wavertree, Liverpool,  England
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| Height: | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Luton Town
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| Number: | 6 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2005–2010 | Everton
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 2012 2013 2018–2022 2020–2021 2022–2023 2023– |
Everton → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) → Leeds United (loan) Chelsea → Aston Villa (loan) Nice Luton Town
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150 (21) 13 (4) 4 (0) 58 (5) 24 (3) 27 (4) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2013 2011–2013 2013–2019 |
England U16 England U17 England U19 England U20 England U21 England
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7 (2) 7 (2) 12 (0) 3 (0) 5 (1) 33 (6) |
Ross Barkley (born 5 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Luton Town.
Barkley began his professional career at Everton in 2010. After loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United he became a regular in their team, playing 179 total games and scoring 27 goals for Everton. He signed for Chelsea in 2018 and won the FA Cup in 2018, the UEFA Europa League in 2019 and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021.
Barkley made his debut for the England national team in 2013. He played for England at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was selected in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 but did not appear in any of England's matches.
Club career[]
Ross Barkley joined Everton as an 11-year old and played for the club's youth teams. He was named as a substitute in a first team league game in early 2010–11, and was expected to make his Premier League debut before his leg was broken in three places after a collision with Liverpool's Andre Wisdom during an England under-19 match in October 2010.
He recovered from his injury in time to join the first team for pre-season training before the beginning of 2011–12. During pre-season, Tim Cahill heralded Barkley as the most talented footballer he had worked with. He made his debut in Everton's first game of the season, a 1–0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers, and was named man of the match by Radio City Sport. His early performances were highly praised, with Martin Keown predicting that "[Barkley will] be one of the best players we'll ever see in this country." He signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in December 2011.
On 14 September 2012, Barkley joined Sheffield Wednesday on a one-month loan deal making his debut the same day in an away defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion. He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, against Bolton Wanderers the following week. His loan was extended before he was recalled by Everton after playing thirteen games for Wednesday. He again went out on loan, this time to Leeds United for an "initial one-month stint", in January 2013 and made his debut for Leeds in a derby match against Barnsley.
Barkley rejoined the Everton first team for the 2013–14 season, and scored his first goal for the club on the opening day in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City, and was later named man of the match. During the first half of the season, Barkley put in several man-of-the-match performances, notably against Arsenal and Swansea City – the latter whom he scored the winner against. He received praise from many pundits including Alan Hansen who said Barkley has absolutely everything and Gary Lineker who claimed he is a star in the making and a prodigious talent. Club manager Roberto Martínez described Barkley as a mix of Paul Gascoigne and Michael Ballack.
Barkley did not feature for Everton in his final season with the club, having been sidelined with a long-term hamstring injury.
Barkley presented to Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge following his move from Everton.
On 5 January 2018, Barkley joined Premier League club Chelsea for a fee of £15 million, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract with the defending champions. He was assigned shirt number 8 by the club, the same number he wore at Everton. Barkley had been close to joining Chelsea previously on the summer transfer deadline day, before a move failed to materialise due to him suffering a long-term injury and wanting to consider his options. Days after its completion, the transfer was referred to Merseyside Police by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, to investigate the possibility of fraud in the transaction. Barkley made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at Arsenal in the semi-final second leg of the EFL Cup on 24 January. He came on as a first-half substitute, replacing the injured Willian. Barkley made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in a 3–0 home loss to AFC Bournemouth. At the end of the season he was an unused substitute as Chelsea beat Manchester United in the 2018 FA Cup Final.
On 7 October, Barkley scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 3–0 win away to Southampton in the Premier League after a strong start to the season under new manager Maurizio Sarri. He followed that up with a last minute equaliser against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on 20 October. On 28 October, he scored for the third game running against Burnley at Turf Moor, netting in a 4–0 win. On 15 February 2019, Barkley scored his first European goal as Chelsea beat Malmö 2–1 in their Europa League last 32 first leg tie. He scored again in his second successive Europa League game against Malmö six days later in the second-leg tie at Stamford Bridge. On 29 May 2019, Barkley appeared in Chelsea's 4–1 victory over Arsenal in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, coming on as a substitute for Mateo Kovačić.
On 17 September 2019, Barkley missed a vital penalty in a home Champions League game against Valencia. The miss sparked controversy as moments prior had revealed Barkley stepped up to take the penalty without consulting teammates, particularly Jorginho and Willian, the club's two preferred penalty takers. Chelsea would eventually lose the match 0–1. After the game, manager Frank Lampard defended his actions, stating that Barkley was the club's designated penalty taker. Barkley scored his first goal of the season in a 7–1 win over Grimsby Town in the third round of the EFL Cup.
In November 2019, Barkley was pictured topless in a nightclub. As a result, he was left out of Chelsea's squad travelling to Valencia, and Lampard was critical of him.
2020–21 season[]
On 23 September 2020, Barkley scored his first goal of the season, the third in a 6–0 EFL Cup third round win over Barnsley at Stamford Bridge.
On 30 September 2020, Barkley joined Chelsea's Premier League rivals Aston Villa on a season-long loan. On 4 October 2020, Barkley made his Villa debut, scoring one goal in a 7–2 home victory over
Barkley returned to Chelsea for the 2021–22 season. He made his first appearance in an EFL Cup third round match at Stamford Bridge against former club Aston Villa on 22 September 2021, coming on as a substitute for Hakim Ziyech in the second half. On 2 October, Barkley made his first Premier League appearance of the season and played a crucial part in the build up that saw Timo Werner score his side's second goal, as Chelsea won 3–1 at home against Southampton. On 22 May, in the last league game of the season, he marked his 100th appearance for Chelsea with the winning goal against Watford, which was also the final goal of the Roman Abramovich era.
Barkley left Chelsea by mutual consent on 29 August 2022.
Nice[]
Barkley signed for Ligue 1 club Nice on 4 September 2022. On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Barkley would be leaving Nice at the end of June 2023, having made a total of 28 appearances and scoring four goals for the French club.
Luton Town[]
On 9 August 2023, Barkley joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a free transfer.
International career[]
Barkley has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level. He was first called up for the under-16 level in September 2008, aged 14.
He was selected to play in the 2009 Montaigu Tournament and captained the team to success, beating Germany 2–1 on penalties in the final. He also helped England win the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with two goals en route to the final where England beat Spain 2–1. Barkley was called up to the England U-21 squad in August 2011.
On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.
He scored his first goal for England under-21's on 13 August 2013, in a 6–0 win against Scotland.
Barkley was called up to the senior England squad in August 2013, and earned his first senior cap the following month, coming on as a substitute for Jack Wilshere in a 4–0 win in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova at Wembley.
Personal life[]
Barkley grew up in the Wavertree area of Liverpool.
Honours[]
Club[]
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2019–20, 2021–22
- UEFA Europa League: 2018–19
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2018–19
International[]
England U17
England
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19
External links[]
- Ross Barkley profile at Everton F.C.
Ross Barkley profile at Soccerbase- Ross Barkley profile at EvertonFC.com
| Luton Town F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Shea · 2 Osho · 3 Potts · 4 Lockyer (c) · 5 Andersen · 6 Barkley · 7 Ogbene · 8 Berry · 9 Morris · 10 Woodrow · 11 Adebayo · 12 Kaboré · 13 Nakamba · 14 Chong · 16 Burke · 17 Mpanzu · 18 Clark · 19 Brown · 23 Krul · 24 Kaminski · 26 Giles · 29 Bell · 30 Townsend · 33 Macey · 45 Doughty · Mengi · Sambi Lokonga · Manager: Rob Edwards |
| England
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| England – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Hart
2. Johnson
3. Baines
4. Gerrard (c)
5. Cahill
6. Jagielka
7. Wilshere
8. Lampard
9. Sturridge
10. Rooney
11. Welbeck
12. Smalling
13. Foster
14. Henderson
15. Chamberlain
16. Jones
17. Milner
18. Lambert
19. Sterling
20. Lallana
21. Barkley
22. Forster
23. Shaw
Manager: |
| England – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
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1. Hart
2. Walker
3. Rose
4. Milner
5. Cahill
6. Smalling
7. Sterling
8. Lallana
9. Kane
10. Rooney
11. Vardy
12. Clyne
13. Forster
14. Henderson
15. Sturridge
16. Stones
17. Dier
18. Wilshere
19. Barkley
20. Alli
21. Bertrand
22. Rashford
23. Heaton
Manager: |