Kyle Lennon Barker (born 16 December 2000) is an English

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who plays as a

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for club Peterborough Sports.

Career

Barker joined the

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standin ...

academy at the age of 13, signing his first professional contract in March 2019. Under 18s manager

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stated Barker had "a lot of ability, plays the game in a certain way,

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very calm on the pitch as well as off it and is very good in possession". The midfielder started against Arsenal Under-21s and

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in the

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in 2019. Barker also appeared on the bench against Gillingham in a

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fixture in October 2019. On 19 February 2020, Barker joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, but would only manage one game with the club before the season ended due to the

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. Barker would sign a new two-year deal with Peterborough in 2021. Despite this, Barker would leave the club after the end of the following season. Barker played two matches as a trialist for

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team Dundee in July 2022 against Montrose and

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Career Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Kyle 2000 births Living people People from King's Lynn English footballers Association football midfielders Peterborough United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Lowestoft Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players