Ashley Barnes

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ashley Barnes


fullname = Ashley Luke Barnes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|10|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Bath
countryofbirth = England
height = convert|6|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on
position = Striker
currentclub = Plymouth Argyle
clubnumber = 24
youthyears = –2007
youthclubs = Paulton Rovers
years = 2007–
2007
2008
clubs = Plymouth Argyle
→ Oxford United (loan)
→ Salisbury City (loan)
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
2 (0)
5 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 09:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Ashley Luke Barnes (born 31 October 1989) is an English-born Austrian Under-20 international footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Plymouth Argyle.

Born in Bath, Somerset, Barnes began his career with nearby Paulton Rovers. In March 2007, after an extended trial with Plymouth Argyle, during which he scored several goals for the reserve team, [cite news |title=Paulton striker impresses Argyle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6347653.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-02-09 |accessdate=2008-10-01 ] he was offered an 18-month contract with the Pilgrims. Barnes made his first team debut for Plymouth in a League Cup First Round win over Wycombe Wanderers on 14 August 2007, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. [cite news |title=Plymouth 2-1 Wycombe |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6941834.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-08-14 |accessdate=2008-10-01 ] However, he found first team opportunities hard to come by after that and was sent on a short-term loan to Oxford United. [cite news |title=Oxford sign deadline day strikers |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7107832.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-11-22 |accessdate=2008-10-01 ]

Barnes played in four matches for Oxford, including two in the FA Cup against Southend United, before returning to Plymouth, only to be sent out on loan again in March 2008, this time to Salisbury City, [cite news |title=Salisbury bring in Barnes on loan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/salisbury/7285607.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-08 |accessdate=2008-10-01 ] for whom he played in five Conference National matches.

References

External links

* [http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10364~39546,00.html Profile] at pafc.co.uk
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