Dillon Barnes (born 8 April 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Haringey Borough. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team. Barnes began his career with

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and later

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. He failed to make a first-team appearance for either club. He was loaned to Farnborough in late 2014, making his competitive debut in the

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, making 14 appearances. He left Fulham in summer 2015, briefly joining Bedford Town before signing for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

following a trial. He made his professional debut in August 2016 for Colchester. He was loaned to

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in August 2017 and then

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in January 2018.

Career

Born in

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway ...

, London, Barnes began his career with

where he first featured on the bench for the first-team during the 2012–13 season. He moved to

for the 2014–15 season, and he was loaned out to

side Farnborough for the second half of the season. He made eleven appearances for Farnborough between December 2014 and April 2015. In summer 2015, Barnes joined Bedford Town before joining

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club

on trial in August. He kept one

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in three games for the under-21s before being offered a one-year development contract which he signed on 1 September. Barnes missed an opportunity to make his professional debut on 8 May 2016, in Colchester's final game of the 2015–16 season after getting caught in traffic, meaning teammate

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was selected for the game ahead of him for his own debut. Barnes eventually made his debut for Colchester on 9 August 2016, when he was named in the starting line-up for their

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match against

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. He conceded four goals as Colchester lost to their

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opponents 4–0. In his next game on 8 November, in the

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, Barnes saved two

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during the

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with

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to help his side to a 4–3 win and an additional bonus point.

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side

signed Barnes in an initial one-month loan deal on 8 August 2017. He made his Welling debut in their 1–0 defeat by

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the same day. On 8 September, his loan was extended to run until 8 November. In January 2018, Barnes signed on an initial one-month loan for National League South side

. On 28 April 2018, Barnes made his

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debut, standing in for Sam Walker for Colchester's

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game against

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. He kept a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw. Following Sam Walker's summer move to

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, Barnes was handed Colchester United's number one shirt. He started in Colchester's first game of the 2018–19 season, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with

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. He was

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for the first time in his career on 22 April, after being shown a red card for violent conduct during Colchester's 1–1 draw at

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Queens Park Rangers

On 22 July 2019, Barnes joined

side

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on a two-year deal.

Hibernian (loan)

He was loaned to Scottish club Hibernian in September 2020. Barnes made his debut in the

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, playing the duration of a 3–1 victory over

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. On 4 January 2021, Barnes was recalled by

, after only three months on loan at Hibernian.

Burton Albion (loan)

On 18 January 2021, Barnes joined

bottom side

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on loan until the end of the

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season.

Yeovil Town (loan)

On 1 January 2022, Barnes joined

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club

on a short-term loan deal.

Aldershot Town (loan)

On 12 February 2022, Barnes joined

side

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on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 11 March 2022, Barnes' loan spell was cut short a month in, with the Jamaican international leaving the club following four first-team appearances.

International career

Barnes was called up to represent the Jamaica national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021. On 1 July 2021 Barnes was named to the squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He made his official debut on 20 July in Jamaica's final group stage game against

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Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

Dillon Barnes profile
at the official

Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Dillon 1996 births Living people Footballers from Enfield, London English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Citizens of Jamaica through descent Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Barnet F.C. players Beckenham Town F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players English Football League players Isthmian League players Hibernian F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Haringey Borough F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Black British sportsmen 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players