Aaron Barry (born 24 November 1992) is an Irish footballer who last played as a defender for

Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...

. Born in

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, Ireland, he came through the ranks at

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

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. Spending two years on the fringes of United's first team, he also spent six months on loan at Scottish side

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

in 2013.

Career

Sheffield United

Barry joined Sheffield United having been recommended by Arklow Town. Having played in United's

side, he was part of the team that reached the final of the

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, and was rewarded with a first senior contract in March 2012. During the 2012–13 season Barry was on the fringes of United's first team and was an unused substitute on a number of occasions, and was handed another one–year professional contract in June 2013. In August 2013 Barry was allowed to join Scottish side

on loan, initially for a six-month period, and made his debut for the Sons a couple of days later in a

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

first-round match against

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

. Barry was a regular for the Sons during the first half of the season, making 22 appearances for the Scottish club. Despite attempts to extend his loan period, Barry was recalled by Sheffield United in January 2014, at the end of his agreed spell.

Derry City

With his first team chances at Sheffield United limited, Barry undertook a short trial at

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

before agreeing a one-year deal with the

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club in February 2014. He made 27 league appearances, scoring once against Sligo, in

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, and he also featured in that season's

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. He made another 30 appearances in

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, and added 17 more in

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, scoring one goal against

in a 3-0 victory. In his final season at Derry, Barry made 29 league appearances, scoring one goal.

Cork City

On 13 November 2017, Barry signed for City on a 2-year deal.

Bohemians

On 14 February 2019, Barry signed for Bohemians on a four-month loan deal. He made his debut less than a week later, starting for Bohs in a 1-0 away win at

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...

Bray Wanderers

On 19 November 2019, it was announced that Barry had signed for

League of Ireland First Division The League of Ireland First Division ( ga, Céad Roinn Sraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division, is the second level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. Th ...

club

. On 21 September, Barry scored his 1st goal for Bray with the winner in a 2-1 win away to

Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) ( ga, Cumann Peile Chóstóirí Chóbh) is an Irish football club. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the League of Ireland in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colm ...

. Barry played 16 times in all competitions in his first season for Bray as they finished 2nd, falling just short of promotion. On 15 December 2020 Barry re-signed with Bray for the 2021 season. Barry was made

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of Bray ahead of the

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Career statistics

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at Sheffield United F.C. {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Aaron 1992 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Cork City F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players League of Ireland players Arklow Town F.C. players