Amber Barrett Explained

Amber Barrett
Fullname:Amber Barrett[1]
Birth Date:1996 1, df=y
Birth Place:Milford, County Donegal, Ireland
Height:1.66 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Standard Liège
Clubnumber:9
Youthclubs1:Lagan Harps FC
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:Peamount United
Years2:2019–2022
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:48
Goals2:16
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Turbine Potsdam
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Standard Liège
Caps4:13
Goals4:11
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:7
Pcupdate:12:56, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:26 July 2023 (UTC)

Amber Barrett (born 16 January 1996) is an Irish international footballer who plays for Super League club Standard Liège. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in September 2017. A prolific forward, Barrett was the WNL Player of the Season in 2017 and top goalscorer in 2016, 2017 and 2018 with Peamount United.

Club career

Barrett's father, Shaun Paul Barrett, has managed numerous clubs and county teams for Donegal GAA, as has her brother, Luke.[2] Another brother, Kane, has also been involved with Milford.[2]

In 2017 Barrett, who was in the final year of a teacher training course at Maynooth University, quit Donegal GAA when a bout of glandular fever forced her to choose between Gaelic football and soccer.[3] She was named Women's National League Player of the Season and Top Goalscorer in the 2017 season.[4] In 2018 she lost out on the Player of the Season to Rianna Jarrett but retained her Top Goalscorer award by scoring 30 goals, including seven hat-tricks, in 21 league appearances.[5] [6]

In 2019 she joined German side 1. FC Köln, newly promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga,[7] where she spent three years before signing for Turbine Potsdam in July 2022.[8]

In June 2023 Barrett signed for Standard Liège of the Belgian Women's Super League, the first tier of women's football in Belgium.[9]

International career

National team coach Colin Bell gave Barrett her senior debut in September 2017, as a substitute in a 2–0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland at Mourneview Park in Lurgan. She started an encouraging 0–0 draw away to European Champions the Netherlands in November 2017 and was praised by Bell for her performance.[10]

In April 2018, Barrett's 87th-minute winning goal secured a 2–1 win over Slovakia at Tallaght Stadium, which kept Ireland in contention for World Cup qualification.[11]

On 11 October 2022, Barrett's scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Scotland to send Ireland to the World Cup for the first time.[12] She was included in Vera Pauw's team for the tournament, and made her debut as a substitute in Ireland's second game.

International appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland201620
201730
201871
201961
202040
202162
202261
202322
Total367

International goals

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Barrett goal. Updated as of 5 May 2023

International goals scored by Amber Barrett
CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1align=center 76 April 2018 2-12-1[13]
2align=center 1812 November 2019 1-01-1[14]
3align=center 2411 June 2021 2-32-3[15]
4align=center 2830 November 2021 10-011-0[16]
5align=center 3311 October 2022 1-01-0[17]
63622 June 2023Tallaght Stadium, Dublin1-13-2Friendly[18]
73-1

Personal life

Barrett shares a cat named Wee Bobby with fellow Standard Liège and Republic of Ireland teammate, Claire O'Riordan.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Republic Of Ireland (IRL) . . 25 . 11 July 2023 . 11 July 2023.
  2. News: Frank. Craig. Barrett thankful for sporting escape: 'GAA players are elite athletes', says former Donegal star. Donegal News. 11 March 2021. 48. The Barrett household in Milford is a huge GAA house with brothers Luke and Kane members of the senior set-up there. Her dad Shaun Paul is also a household name in the north west having managed a host of Donegal underage sides over the years and is, of course, the current Milford senior boss..
  3. News: Hannigan . Mary . Amber Barrett dreams of World Cup after parking All-Ireland ambitions. 21 October 2018 . The Irish Times . 8 March 2018.
  4. News: Donegal's Amber Barrett named player of the year . 21 October 2018 . Ocean FM . 8 November 2017.
  5. News: Gallagher . Aaron . Ireland striker Jarrett named Player of the Year after scoring 27 goals during injury-hit season . 13 February 2019 . The42.ie . 10 November 2018.
  6. News: Gallagher . Aaron . 'In PE class a fella turns around and says: lads she's playing in the Aviva next week, so go easy on the tackles' . 13 February 2019 . The42.ie . 4 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Amber Barrett goes pro in Cologne. 17 June 2019.
  8. News: Duffy . Emma . Republic of Ireland striker secures big German switch . 31 July 2022 . The42.ie . 28 July 2022.
  9. News: Hannigan . Mary . Ireland striker Amber Barrett secures move to Standard Liege in Belgium . 23 June 2023 . Irish Times . 13 June 2023.
  10. News: Cooney . Gavin . Ireland Star Amber Barrett On Smashing Gender Stereotypes And Getting The Country Behind The WNT . 21 October 2018 . Balls.ie . 5 April 2018.
  11. News: Amber Barrett keeps Ireland's World Cup dream alive . 21 October 2018 . Irish Examiner . 7 April 2018.
  12. Web site: History in Hampden as Ireland clinch qualification for 2023 World Cup. 11 October 2022. The 42. 12 October 2022.
  13. Web site: Super-sub Barrett secures Slovak win . 6 April 2018 . 12 May 2023 . FAI.
  14. Web site: Late goal denies Ireland WNT away win . 12 November 2019 . 12 May 2023 . FAI.
  15. Web site: Iceland 3-2 WNT . 11 June 2021 . 12 May 2021 . FAI.
  16. Web site: WNT 11-0 Georgia . 30 November 2021 . 12 May 2023 . FAI.
  17. Web site: Scotland 0-1 WNT . 11 October 2022 . 12 May 2023 . FAI.
  18. Web site: Ireland 3-2 Zambia score recap and result as Amber Barrett's double completes the turnaround . 22 June 2023 . 28 September 2023 . Irish Mirror.
  19. Web site: Amber Barrett: ‘I say nothing when I don’t know the full truth ... The social media people should have done the same’ . 2024-02-19 . The Irish Times . en.