Jack Barmby (born 14 November 1994) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Early and personal life
Barmby was born in Harlow on 14 November 1994. He is the son of
Nick Barmby
Nicholas Jon Barmby (born 11 February 1974) is an English football coach and former professional player.
As a player, he played as a midfielder spending nearly his entire career in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Evert ...
and the grandson of Jeff Barmby, both former footballers.
Club career
Manchester United
Barmby signed for Manchester United in 2008. In June 2009, Barmby was a part of the Manchester United under-15 squad that finished tenth place in the International Marveld Tournament in
Groenlo
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, Netherlands. He made his first appearances for the reserves in February 2011, coming on as a substitute in the wins against
Rochdale
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and
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
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respectively. In July 2011, Barmby was named in the 18-man squad for the
2011 Milk Cup
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tournament in Northern Ireland. He excelled at the tournament, scoring four goals in five games as United finished as runners-up. Barmby scored in every round of the
2011–12 FA Youth Cup
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The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which was followed by four qualifying rounds for n ...
as United reached the semi-finals. His efforts saw him shortlisted for the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award. In December 2012, Barmby was named in the 18-man under-19 squad for the NexLions Cup in Singapore. He played in both of United's games as they finished third in the tournament. Barmby was part of the United squad that went out at the group stages of the 2013 Dallas Cup in
Texas
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, United States. On 23 May 2014, Manchester United announced that Barmby would be leaving the club to join
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
. He didn't make a senior appearance for the club in nearly six years at Old Trafford.
Hartlepool United (loan)
Barmby signed for
League Two
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club
Hartlepool United
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They were founded i ...
on a one-month loan deal on 23 January 2014. He made his debut two days later, coming on as a 79th minute substitute against
York City
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, and scoring the second goal in the 2–0 win at
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. He made his first start on 1 February, playing 83 minutes in the 0–0 with Scunthorpe United. On 25 February, Hartlepool extended Barmby's loan spell for a further month. He scored in the 3–0 against
Torquay United
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on 1 March, and again in the 2–1 defeat at
Wycombe Wanderers
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a week later. Barmby's loan spell was extended yet again on 27 March, this time Hartlepool agreed a deal to keep him at the club until the end of the season. Barmby's last appearance for the club came against Plymouth Argyle on 26 April, he scored the equalising goal in the 1–1 draw at
Home Park
Home Park is a football stadium in Plymouth, England. The ground has been the home of Football League One club Plymouth Argyle since 1901.
Leicester City
On 23 May 2014, Barmby signed for newly promoted
Premier League
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club Leicester City on a two-year deal commencing from 1 July.
Rotherham United (loan)
On 8 January 2015, Barmby joined
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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side
Rotherham United
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on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut two days later, playing 57 minutes in the 1–0 defeat at Brentford. He made one further appearance a week later in the 2–0 defeat against Bournemouth. On 6 February, Rotherham manager Steve Evans announced on the club's
Twitter
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account that Barmby had returned to his parent club due to lack of starting opportunities.
Notts County (loan)
On 24 September 2015, Barmby joined League Two side
Notts County
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on loan until 13 November. He made his debut two days later, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in the 1–0 win against
York City
York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...
at
Meadow Lane
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It currently h ...
. Barmby made his first start on 3 October, he played the whole game in the 3–1 defeat at
Leyton Orient
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. He made his
Football League Trophy
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debut three days later in the 5–1 defeat at
League One
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club
Sheffield United
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. Barmby made his last appearance for ''The Magpies'' in 2–1 league win against
Portsmouth
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on 31 October. Overall, he made 6 appearances for Notts County without managing to score any goals.
Portland Timbers
On 9 March 2016, Barmby joined
MLS
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side Portland Timbers on a season-long loan. Barmby signed a deal to remain with the Timbers at the expiration of his Leicester contract.
Barmby was released by Portland on 10 December 2018.
San Antonio FC
On 24 December 2018, it was announced that Barmby would join
USL Championship
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side
San Antonio FC
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History
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ahead of their 2019 season.
Phoenix Rising FC
Barmby signed with
Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship.
History
On March 13, 2014, Kyle Eng, owner of an advert ...
on 10 December 2019. Phoenix and Barmby mutually agreed to part ways in October 2020.
International career
In October 2009, Barmby was called up to the England U16 squad for the 2009
Victory Shield
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match against
Northern Ireland
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. In March 2010, U16s' manager Kenny Swain named Barmby in his 18-man squad for the
Montaigu Tournament
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The games are held in stadiums lo ...
in France. He started in the final of the tournament against
Portugal
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as England lost 3–1 in a
penalty shoot-out
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.
In February 2012, Barmby was called up to the England U18 squad for the friendly against
Poland
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.
In August 2012, Barmby was called up to the England U19 squad for the friendly against
Germany
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Estonia
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,
Faroe Islands
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, and
Ukraine
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.
On 19 March 2015, Barmby was called up to the
England U20
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squad for the friendlies against
Mexico
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and
United States
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