Tjay De Barr Explained

Tjay De Barr
Fullname:Andre Tjay De Barr[1]
Birth Date:13 March 2000[2] [3]
Birth Place:Gibraltar[4]
Height:1.75 m
Currentclub:Lincoln Red Imps
Clubnumber:10
Position:Forward, Winger
Youthyears1:2013–2016
Youthclubs1:Lincoln Red Imps
Years1:2015–2018
Caps1:14
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Lincoln Red Imps
Years2:2017
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Europa Point (loan)
Years3:2018–2019
Caps3:25
Goals3:14
Clubs3:Europa
Years4:2019–2020
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Real Oviedo B
Years5:2020–2021
Caps5:20
Goals5:3
Clubs5:Lincoln Red Imps
Years6:2021–2024
Caps6:33
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Wycombe Wanderers
Years7:2022
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Clubs7:Eastleigh (loan)
Years8:2024–
Caps8:12
Goals8:8
Clubs8:Lincoln Red Imps
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Gibraltar U16
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Gibraltar U17
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016
Nationalteam3:Gibraltar U19
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2017–2020
Nationalteam4:Gibraltar U21
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018–
Nationalteam5:Gibraltar
Nationalcaps5:42
Nationalgoals5:3
Pcupdate:15:28, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:6 June 2024

Andre Tjay De Barr (born 13 March 2000) is a Gibraltarian professional footballer who plays for Gibraltar Football League club Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national football team as a forward. Tjay still holds the record as the Gibraltar National Team’s youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 18 years & 248 days, since then he has gone on to score 3 goals for the National team.

Club career

De Barr came through the youth system at Lincoln Red Imps, and in early 2015 had a trial at Peterborough United.[5] In 2017 he went on loan to Europa Point to help the newly promoted team in their fight for survival during the 2016–17 season.[6] He played 11 games but could not help the side as they finished bottom of the league. His performances, however, did impress Lincoln manager Julio César Ribas, who opted to use him more often the following season.[7] De Barr won his first senior trophy that September after coming off the bench in the 2017 Pepe Reyes Cup, converting the winning penalty[8] He scored his first senior goal for the Red Imps on 20 February 2018, in a Rock Cup Second Round game against Glacis United.[9] On 29 May 2018 he announced that he would leave the club,[10] signing for rivals Europa in July.

De Barr made his debut for Europa on 12 August 2018, in the 2018 Pepe Reyes Cup game against former club Lincoln Red Imps.[11] He scored an own goal to take the game to penalties, which Europa won to give De Barr his first silverware for the side. After impressing for both his club and national team, in January 2019 it was reported that De Barr had been invited to a trial with an unnamed Portuguese Primeira Liga team,[12] which was later revealed to be Rio Ave.[13] On 19 February, it was revealed that he was on trial with Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.[14] His performances in the latter months of 2018 saw him nominated for "Junior Individual of the Year" at the GBC Sports Awards 2018.[15]

On 21 March 2019, it was revealed that De Barr signed for the 2019–20 season with Spanish club Real Oviedo,[16] being initially assigned to their B-side.[17] The news was confirmed by Europa FC on Twitter later that day.[18] He made his debut as a substitute on 25 August, but was unable to prevent his team losing 4–3 on the opening day of the season against Peña Deportiva.[19] However, his first season at the club was curtailed by a meniscus injury to his left leg in December 2019.[20] With football disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, De Barr returned to limited training on 27 May 2020 with Oviedo's B team.[21] However, continued uncertainty over the return to football in Spain led to De Barr re-joining Lincoln Red Imps on 1 September 2020.[22] Upon his return, he was utilised primarily as a winger with Kike Gómez the lone striker, but his performances attracted the attention of Wycombe Wanderers who invited him for a trial in July 2021.[23]

He signed a one-year deal with Wycombe on 4 August 2021.[24] On 24 August, he made his debut as a substitute against Stevenage in the EFL Cup, scoring a 94th minute equaliser to take the game into extra time before scoring the winning penalty to take the Chairboys through.[25] His style of play and build earned him the nickname "Tevez" from the Wycombe squad.[26]

On 11 February 2022, he joined Eastleigh on a 30 day loan.[27] He made just four appearances for the Spitfires before picking up a serious injury before returning to his parent club.[28]

On 29 December 2022 he came on as a second half substitute, in place of Ali Al-Hamadi, for his fifth appearance of the season for Wycombe away to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park, but immediately following the full time whistle he collapsed to the ground and, following medical attention on the pitch, was taken to hospital where he was later released.[29] [30] He returned to the first team later in January, and scored his first league goal for the club on 11 March 2023 against Burton Albion[31]

On 24 January 2024, De Barr returned to Gibraltan club Lincoln Red Imps, subject to paperwork being completed.[32]

International career

De Barr has represented Gibraltar internationally at youth groups from under-16 through to under-21 level. He made his senior debut on 25 March 2018, coming on as a late substitute against Latvia and winning the free kick that Liam Walker converted to give Gibraltar a famous 1–0 win.[33] De Barr subsequently became a regular in the side during their UEFA Nations League campaign, scoring his first international goal on 16 November to break the deadlock against Armenia making him the youngest scorer in the tournament's history as of June 2020.[34] After scoring a penalty against Latvia on 1 September 2021, he became the joint-record scorer for Gibraltar alongside Lee Casciaro.

Career statistics

Club

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln Red Imps2016–17Gibraltar Premier Division1000000010
2017–18130210010161
Total140210010171
Europa Point (loan)2016–17Gibraltar Premier Division1102000130
Europa2018–19Gibraltar Premier Division25143700102921
2019–20Gibraltar National League0000410041
Total25143741103322
Oviedo B2019–20Segunda División B4040
Lincoln Red Imps2020–21Gibraltar National League203301000243
2021–220000220022
Total203303200265
Wycombe Wanderers2021–22League One5010111081
2022–23191101000211
2023–2490202020150
Total331404130442
Eastleigh (loan)2021–22National League400040
Lincoln Red Imps2023–24Gibraltar Football League128310000159
2024–250000510051
Total1283151002010
Career total12326179411245016140

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gibraltar U17
201530
Total30
Gibraltar U19
201620
Total20
Gibraltar U21
201720
201810
202010
Total40
Gibraltar
201861
2019100
202041
202181
202220
202380
202440
Total423

Gibraltar score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Barr goal.[35]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
scope=row116 November 2018Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar51–02–62018–19 UEFA Nations League D
scope=row210 October 2020Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein181–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League D
scope=row31 September 2021Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia251–11–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lincoln Red Imps

2021, 2023–24

2017

Europa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gibraltar - T. De Barr - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 2020-10-11. int.soccerway.com.
  2. Web site: UEFA.com. Tjay De Barr - Gibraltar - UEFA Nations League. 2020-10-11. UEFA.com. en.
  3. Web site: Gibraltar - T. De Barr - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 2020-10-11. int.soccerway.com.
  4. Web site: Ireland - T. De Barr - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 2020-10-11. int.soccerway.com.
  5. https://twitter.com/FootballGib/status/548124925836689409 De Barr to trial with Posh
  6. http://lincolnredimpsfc.com/five-players-in-loan-to-europa-point/ Five Players on loan to Europa Point
  7. http://footballgibraltar.com/2018/03/de-barr-the-last-few-days-have-been-great-for-me/ De Barr: The last few days have been great for me
  8. http://footballgibraltar.com/2017/09/soler-saves-as-lincoln-win-pepe-reyes-cup-on-penalties/ SOLER SAVES AS LINCOLN WIN PEPE REYES CUP ON PENALTIES
  9. https://www.gibraltarfa.com/domestic-football/match/894608 Match Report: Lincoln Red Imps 3-0 Glacis United
  10. https://twitter.com/FootballGib/status/1001362392461332480 De Barr announced Lincoln departure
  11. https://www.gibraltarfa.com/domestic-football/match/967085 Match Report: Lincoln Red Imps 1-1 Europa (Pepe Reyes Cup)
  12. https://twitter.com/FootballGib/status/1087679731582013440 De Barr heads to Portugual for trials
  13. http://footballgibraltar.com/2019/01/tjay-de-barr-on-trial-with-rio-ave-fc/ Tjay De Barr on trial with Rio Ave
  14. UD observes the llanito international Andre Tjay De Barr
  15. http://vox.gi/cms/local/11911-gbc-sports-awards-2018.html GBC Sports Awards 2018
  16. Web site: Tjay De Barr set to join Real Oviedo in the summer. footballgibraltar.com. 20 March 2019. 21 March 2019.
  17. Web site: El Vetusta refuerza su delantera para la próxima temporada. es. futbolasturiano.es. 21 March 2019. 21 March 2019. Vetusta strengthens the forward line for the next season.
  18. https://twitter.com/EuropaFC_Gib/status/1108699136063344640 De Barr to join Real Oviedo
  19. https://alsoldelacosta.com/tjay-de-barr-con-buena-nota-debuta-el-oviedo-b-con-derrota-4-3-en-pena-santa-eulalia/ Tjay de Barr, con buena nota, debuta en Oviedo B perdiendo (4-3) en Peña Santa Eulalia
  20. https://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/tjay-de-barr-se-ha-sometido-a-una-artroscopia Tjay de Barr se ha sometido a una artroscopia
  21. https://www.realoviedo.es/en/new/the-b-team-is-back-this-wednesday The B Team is back this Wednesday
  22. https://www.chronicle.gi/tjay-de-barr-signs-for-lincoln-red-imps/ Tjay De Barr Signs for Lincoln Red Imps
  23. https://twitter.com/FootballGib/status/1420486916508631040 De Barr plays in Wycombe win vs Leicester City
  24. https://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/2021/august/trio-of-new-signings-secured/
  25. https://www.bt.com/sport/news/2021/august/wycombe-boss-gareth-ainsworth-heaps-praise-on-tjay-de-barr-after-dream-debut Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth heaps praise on Tjay De Barr after dream debut
  26. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/19535401.tjay-de-barrs-dream-debut-wycombe-stevenage/ Tjay De Barr's dream debut for Wycombe against Stevenage
  27. https://www.wwfc.com/news/2022/february/11/tjay-makes-loan-move/ Tjay makes loan move
  28. https://www.eastleighfc.com/news-squad-update-as-loan-players-depart-and-return/
  29. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23219384.wycombes-tjay-de-barr-discharged-hospital-collapsing/ Wycombe's Tjay De Barr discharged from hospital after collapsing
  30. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23219295.wycombe-striker-collapses-plymouth-defeat-home-park/ Wycombe striker collapses after Plymouth defeat at Home Park
  31. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/highwycombe/23379931.wycombes-tjay-de-barr-receives-praise-goal-versus-burton/ Wycombe's Tjay De Barr receives praise after goal versus Burton
  32. Web site: De Barr departs. www.wwfc.com. 24 January 2024. 24 January 2024.
  33. http://chronicle.gi/2018/03/gibraltar-brings-home-victory-with-1-0-win-against-latvia/ http://chronicle.gi/2018/03/gibraltar-brings-home-victory-with-1-0-win-against-latvia/ Gibraltar brings home victory with 1-0 win against Latvia
  34. http://footballgibraltar.com/2018/11/armenia-hit-gibraltar-for-six/ Armenia hit Gibraltar for six
  35. Web site: de Barr, Tjay . National Football Teams . 16 November 2018.