Marcus Thomas Barnes (born 1 December 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Mickleover Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby, northeast of Burton upon Trent, southeast of Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxeter. History The earliest recorded mention of Mickleov ...

. He is the younger brother of

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Giles Barnes Giles Gordon Kirlue Barnes (born 5 August 1988) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He is assistant head coach of Orlando Pride of the National Women's Socce ...

Career

Barnes joined the

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in September 2013, and signed his first professional contract upon turning 17 three months later after scoring six goals in his first 13 appearances for the under-18 team. On 5 January 2018, he joined

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side

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made his competitive debut the following day against

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in a Third Round

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match at

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, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory. Barnes appeared as a substitute for the first team on 5 January 2019 in the

third round against

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

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. On 22 January 2021, Barnes joined League Two side

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following a successful trial, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 11 August 2022, Barnes signed with third-tier US side

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, who compete in the

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. In July 2023, Barnes signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club

Personal life

Barnes is of Jamaican descent. He is the younger brother of

international

Career statistics

References

External links

Southampton FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Marcus 1996 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players Mickleover F.C. players Black British sportsmen English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent English Football League players National League (English football) players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Reading, Berkshire 21st-century English sportsmen