| Jay Barnett | |
| Fullname: | Jay Barnett |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Adelaide United |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | SA NTC |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Clubs1: | FFA CoE |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Brisbane Roar NPL |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Brisbane Roar |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | Melbourne Victory NPL |
| Years5: | 2019–2023 |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Melbourne Victory |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Adelaide United |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Adelaide United NPL |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 March 2020 |
Jay Barnett (born 14 February 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Adelaide United.
Barnett signed his first professional contract with Brisbane Roar on 18 October 2017, penning a two-year Scholarship deal with the club.[1] He was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team, playing the full 90 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.[2]
Barnett made his first professional appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's 2–2 with Western Sydney Wanderers in Round 16 of the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 4 June 2019, Barnett joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year contract.[4] Barnett made 47 appearances for Melbourne Victory in all competitions. After three-and-a-half seasons at Melbourne Victory, the club announced they had agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[5]
On 8 February 2023, Adelaide United announced they signed Barnett on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[6]
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
He is the son of former West Adelaide NSL player Michael Barnett.[8] [9]