Brandon Barker

Brandon Lee Colin Barker (born 4 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rangers, as a left sided winger.[3][4][5] Barker has previously played for Manchester City, Rotherham United, NAC Breda, Hibernian and Preston North End. He has also represented England at the under-18, under-19 and under-20 international levels.

Brandon Barker
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]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 21
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– Rangers 6 (1)
National team
2013–2014 England U18 4 (0)
2014 England U19 5 (3)
2015–2016 England U20 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:45, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

Loan to Rotherham United

On 6 November 2015, Barker signed for Rotherham United of the Championship on a loan with an initial length of two months.[9] The next day he made his professional debut, playing 90 minutes and scoring in a 5–2 loss to Ipswich.[10] On 15 December 2015, Barker was recalled from his loan by Manchester City.[11]

2016–17: loan to NAC Breda

In August 2016, Barker was sent to NAC Breda of the Dutch Eerste Divisie on loan for the 2016-17 season.[12] He made his debut on 19 August, as a substitute in a 1–2 loss to Maastricht.[13] His first goal came on 21 October, in a 3–1 win over Fortuna Sittard.[14]

2017–18: loan to Hibernian

On 17 August 2017, Barker was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian for the 2017–18 season.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

2018–19: loan to Preston North End

Barker joined Preston North End on loan for the 2018–19 season.[19] Barker's first goal for Preston North End came in a 3–1 win over Morecambe in the EFL Cup on 14 August 2018.[20]

Rangers

Barker signed for Rangers in August 2019.[21] 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.[22]

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 28 June 2020 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2015–16[23] Premier League —10——10
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16[23] Championship 41———41
NAC Breda (loan) 2016–17[4] Eerste Divisie 22210——232
Hibernian (loan) 2017–18[24] Scottish Premiership 2721020—302
Preston North End (loan) 2018–19[25] Championship 1601032—202
Rangers 2019–20[26] Scottish Premiership 61102030121
Career total 756507230908

    Honours

    Individual

    • Manchester City EDS Player of the Year: 2013–2014[5]

    References
    1. "Danh sách sơ bộ các cầu thủ CLB Manchester City tham dự chuyến du đấu tại Việt Nam" [The preliminary list of Manchester City players to tour in Vietnam] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    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. "England - B. Barker - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Perform Group.
    5. Simon Bajkowski (21 January 2015). "Man City starlet Brandon Barker leading new era of boy Blues". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media.
    6. 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.
    7. Bajkowski, Simon (22 October 2015). "Man City: Brandon Barker keen on game time to keep moving forward". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    8. McNulty, Phil (21 February 2016). "Chelsea 5-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
    9. "Brandon Barker: Man City midfielder joins Rotherham on loan". BBC Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    10. "Rotherham United 2–5 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
    11. 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.
    12. Bajkowski, Simon (15 August 2016). "Barker Moves to NAC Breda On Loan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
    13. "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.
    14. 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.
    15. "Hibernian sign Brandon Barker on loan". Hibernian FC. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
    16. McLauchlin, Brian (3 November 2017). "Patrick Roberts' success on loan at Celtic inspired Brandon Barker to join Hibs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
    17. Brown, Anthony (5 February 2018). "Hibs winger Brandon Barker ruled out until April". Edinburgh Evening News. JPI Media. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
    18. "Hearts v Hibernian: Brandon Barker eyes further growth at Easter Road". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
    19. "Preston North End Sign Manchester City's Brandon Barker On A Season-Long Loan". Preston North End. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    20. "Carabao Cup: Preston North End beat Morecambe 3-1 to reach second round". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
    21. "Brandon Barker: Manchester City winger signs for Rangers". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
    22. 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.
    23. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
    24. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
    25. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
    26. "Games played by Brandon Barker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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