Sam Barnes (born 16 October 1991) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Cymru Premier club

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. A former Liverpool schoolboys player, he first played for the Stockport County Under 18 team whilst still at school. His twin brother Louis Barnes was also part of the Under 18 side and was, along with Sam, given a squad number for the first team in the 2009/10 season. In August 2010 both of the Barnes twins went on trial at

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and played for United's reserve team in a pre-season 2–0 win over Altrincham. They were released shortly afterwards after they failed to agree new contracts at Stockport County. In January 2011 he joined

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. In February 2011 he joined

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. After 43 appearances for the club, in June 2012 he went on to join division rivals

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. On 20 June 2020, Barnes joined

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* * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Stockport County F.C. players English Football League players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Marine A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players English twins Hednesford Town F.C. players Glossop North End A.F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Aberystwyth Town F.C. players {{england-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub