Barry Noel Cotter (born 4 December 1998) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Limerick

Cotter signed for

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in August 2015, having previously played for Avenue United and Ennis Town. He worked his way up through the youth system at Markets Field, and managed to break into the first team in 2017. He made 11 appearances during the 2017 League of Ireland season.

Ipswich Town

On 31 January 2018, Cotter signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with English Championship club

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for an undisclosed fee. Although a member of Ipswich's under-23 squad, Cotter made his first team debut on 10 April 2018, in a 1–0 win over

at Portman Road. He made one further appearance during the 2017–18 season, appearing as a late substitute during a 4–0 win over

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at the Madejski Stadium on 28 April 2018. Cotter left Ipswich on 22 March 2021 after being told he wouldn't be offered a new contract.

Chelmsford City (loan)

On 26 September 2019, Cotter signed for

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club Chelmsford City on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut for the club in a 0–4 away win over Eastbourne Borough on 28 September. On 16 October 2020, Cotter returned to Chelmsford, on loan until 2 January 2021.

Shamrock Rovers

Cotter signed for

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club

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on 31 August 2021. He scored his first goal for Shamrock Rovers against UCD on 19 May 2022.

St Patrick's Athletic (loan)

On 20 July 2022, Cotter signed for

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club a day later in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side

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in the UEFA Europa Conference League. On 29 August 2022, Cotter scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win away to

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, picking up the ball on the half way line before beating 4 players on his way to finding the net to open the scoring in the 8th minute of the match. On 3 October 2022, he scored in a 4–4 draw away to rivals Shelbourne at Tolka Park.

Barnsley

On 18 January 2023, it was announced that Cotter had signed for

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club

on a -year deal for a fee in the region of £20,000. Cotter scored his first goal for the club on 15 August 2023, in a 3–1 loss against Peterborough United at

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International career

Cotter made his International debut for the Republic of Ireland U19 team on 10 February 2017, in a 2–1 loss to

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. He won 2 caps for Ireland's under-19's in 2017. He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad in March 2019, for a

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qualifying match against

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. He was an unused substitute in the qualifier which took place on 24 March 2019 in Dublin, with Ireland emerging as 3–0 winners.

Career statistics

Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

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References

External links

Barry Cotter
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at Soccerbase {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotter, Barry 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Ennis Association footballers from County Clare Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Limerick F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Black Irish sportspeople