| Aidan Barlow | |
| Fullname: | Aidan Will Barlow[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Salford, England |
| Height: | 1.76 m[2] |
| Position: | Left midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rochdale |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Tromsø (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Eastleigh |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Rochdale |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC) |
Aidan Will Barlow (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Rochdale.
Barlow is a product of the Manchester United academy, having joined at the age of six.[3] [4] He made his first appearance at under-18 level in a defeat to Liverpool in 2014–15, prior to making the step up to under-23 football; he also featured for the under-19s in the UEFA Youth League.[5] Barlow signed his first professional contract in December 2017.[4]
On 13 August 2019, Barlow was loaned to Eliteserien side Tromsø until the end of the Norwegian season.[6] [7] [8] He made his professional debut in Norway's top flight on 18 August, featuring for 76 minutes of a fixture with Lillestrøm.[9] His first senior goal arrived in his third game, as he scored against Haugesund on 1 September.[10] [11] After a further goal versus Sarpsborg 08, he returned to his parent club on 3 December.[12]
On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Barlow would leave Manchester United upon the expiration of his contract five days later.[13] In September 2020, he went on trial at Stoke City, playing three games for their U23 side.[14] In November 2020, he appeared for Ipswich Town's U23 side as a trialist.[15]
He went on another trial at Doncaster Rovers in July 2021, and signed a one-year contract with the club on 28 July 2021.[16] Following relegation to League Two, Barlow signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2022 with the option for a following year.[17]
On 4 July 2023, Barlow signed for National League club Eastleigh.[18] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]
On 1 July 2024, Barlow signed a one-year contract with Rochdale.[20]
In May 2017, Barlow represented England at the UEFA Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[14] He scored on his first appearance in the competition, netting in a 4–0 victory over Ukraine on 7 May.[14] Barlow appeared in three of England's six games as they finished as runners-up to Spain.[14] In the following September, Barlow played for the U18s in a friendly against South Africa U20s.[21] [22]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tromsø (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22 | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2022-23 | League Two | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Eastleigh | 2023–24 | National League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 6 | |||