Patrick Barrett (born 22 July 1993) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Shelbourne.

Career

From 2013 to 2017, Barrett played for a variety of Irish clubs. On 17 November 2017 Barrett signed to

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in the

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to play in the 2018 season. He made his professional debut for the club in a regular season away match against Indy Eleven on 2 May 2018.

St Patrick's Athletic

2021 Season

On 23 February 2021 Barrett returned to Ireland, signing for

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

, managed by his former captain at

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

, Stephen O'Donnell. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw away to

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

in a Dublin derby on 19 March 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 July 2021 in a 6–0 win over

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in the

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, curling his shot into the top corner from 25 yards. On 28 November 2021 Barrett was in the starting XI in the

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, as his side defeated rivals

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4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record

Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.

2022 Season

Despite offers from other clubs and rumours of a return to Dundalk following former head coach Stephen O'Donnell, Barrett committed his future to the club by signing a long term deal stating on the club's website, ''"There was plenty of interest and a lot of things I had to weigh up on holidays. I loved my first year at Pat's, it's the club where I've been at my happiest from a personal point of view, both on the field and off the field. I really enjoyed last year, and it's not something I wanted to move away from."'' Barrett struggled with injuries and fitness throughout the season which resulted in just 3 appearances in all competitions over the season before on 12 December 2022, it was announced that Barrett had left the club by mutual consent.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Dundalk *

(2):

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(1):

* EA Sports Cup (1):

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(1):

* Leinster Senior Cup (1):

;Waterford *

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(1):

;FC Cincinnati * USL Championship Eastern Conference (1):

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;St Patrick's Athletic *

(1):

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Individual

* PFAI First Division Team of the Year (1):

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References

External links

Paddy Barrett's biography
at FC Cincinnati {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Paddy Living people 1993 births Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Association footballers from County Waterford FC Cincinnati players Waterford F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Galway United F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Indy Eleven players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players Shelbourne F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players League of Ireland players USL Championship players Cambodian Premier League players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Irish expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia