| Ryan Barnett | |
| Fullname: | Ryan Jack Barnett[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Wrexham |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007−2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Years1: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Solihull Moors (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Solihull Moors |
| Caps7: | 73 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Wrexham |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 00:44, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ryan Jack Barnett (born 23 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Wrexham AFC.
Barnett joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system in 2007, and received his first call-up to the senior squad by manager Paul Hurst on 26 December 2016, where he was an unused substitute in an away EFL League One match at Bolton Wanderers.[3] He signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club in February 2017 - with the option of a further year - whilst still a first-year scholar.[4]
The following season, Barnett made his professional debut as a substitute in a 3−0 victory against West Bromwich Albion U21s in an EFL Trophy group-stage match, coming on in the 67th minute in place of Lenell John-Lewis.[5] He made his English Football League debut on 23 October 2018, coming on for the last two minutes in place of Greg Docherty in a 3−1 home win against Barnsley, under Hurst's replacement, John Askey.[6]
Barnett joined National League North side AFC Telford United on an initial one-month loan on 10 November 2018.[7] He scored his first career goal on 15 December to open a 4–3 win at Farsley Celtic in the first round of the FA Trophy.[8] He returned to his parent club to play in an EFL Trophy tie against Port Vale, playing the whole ninety minutes and scoring in the resulting penalty-shoot out, as Shrewsbury bowed out of the competition following a 1−1 draw.[9] On 10 January 2019, he returned to AFC Telford for the rest of the season.[10]
In May 2019, it was confirmed that Shrewsbury had taken up the one-year option on Barnett's contract, committing him to the club until summer 2020.[11] On 7 November that year, he joined Telford on loan once again, until the end of the season.[12]
After the 2019–20 National League was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Barnett returned to his parent club and signed a new one-year contract extension with the option of an additional year in June 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury Town in a 3−0 victory over Newcastle United Under−21s in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 23 September of the same year.[14]
On 8 February 2021, Barnett joined National League North leaders Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.[15]
On 18 March 2021, Barnett joined National League side Solihull Moors on a one-month loan.[16]
On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[17]
After spending time on loan with the club the following season, Barnett returned to Solihull Moors in June 2021, on a two-year permanent deal following his release from Shrewsbury.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[19] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||
| AFC Telford United (loans) | 2018–19[20] | National League North | 25 | 1 | — | — | 6[21] | 1 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | National League North | 18 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 5 | |||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2020–21 (loan) | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | National League | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Wrexham | 2022–23 | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 112 | 8 | |||
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