| Paddy Barrett | |
| Fullname: | Patrick Barrett |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Waterford, Ireland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Shelbourne |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aberdeen |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dundee United |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Dundee United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Waterford |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Galway United |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Dundalk |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | FC Cincinnati |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Indy Eleven |
| Caps8: | 41 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Shelbourne |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 15:14, 8 November 2023 (UTC) |
Patrick Barrett (born 22 July 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.
From 2013 to 2017, Barrett played for a variety of Irish clubs. On 17 November 2017 Barrett signed to FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League to play in the 2018 season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club in a regular season away match against Indy Eleven on 2 May 2018.[2]
On 23 February 2021 Barrett returned to Ireland, signing for St Patrick's Athletic, managed by his former captain at Dundalk, Stephen O'Donnell.[3] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw away to Shamrock Rovers in a Dublin derby on 19 March 2021.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 July 2021 in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup, curling his shot into the top corner from 25 yards.[5] On 28 November 2021 Barrett was in the starting XI in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[6]
Despite offers from other clubs and rumours of a return to Dundalk following former head coach Stephen O'Donnell, Barrett committed his future to the club by signing a long term deal stating on the club's website, "There was plenty of interest and a lot of things I had to weigh up on holidays. I loved my first year at Pat's, it's the club where I've been at my happiest from a personal point of view, both on the field and off the field. I really enjoyed last year, and it's not something I wanted to move away from."[7] [8] Barrett struggled with injuries and fitness throughout the season which resulted in just 3 appearances in all competitions over the season before on 12 December 2022, it was announced that Barrett had left the club by mutual consent.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dundee United | 2011–12 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Waterford (loan) | 2013 | LOI First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Waterford | 2014 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |||
| Galway United | 2014 | LOI First Division | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Dundalk | 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 74 | 9 | |||
| Waterford (loan) | 2017 | LOI First Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| FC Cincinnati | 2018 | USL Championship | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Indy Eleven | 2019 | USL Championship | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||||
| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2021 | Cambodian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2022[11] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Shelbourne | 2023[12] | LOI Premier Division | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 247 | 20 | |||