Thierno Mamadou Barry (born 21 October 2002) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Everton.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

, Barry played for

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before moving to

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in 2021; he was initially assigned to the reserve team in

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. Despite scoring in a regular basis, he never played for the first team. On 6 July 2022, after a successful test period, Barry was awarded a contract for two seasons in Belgium with

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. He finished the season with 20 goals overall, as they narrowly missed out promotion.

Basel

On 3 July 2023,

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club

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announced that Barry had signed on a four-year contract. He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach

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. After playing in two test games, Barry made his league debut for the club in an away match at the

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on 22 July against St. Gallen. Barry would be shown a second yellow card and dismissed in the 69th minute, as Basel were defeated 2–1. Barry scored his first goal for his new club in his next match five days later, coming in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round on 27 July against

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from Kazakhstan. However, Barry would be shown a straight red card later in the match, and was dismissed for the second time in his first two competitive appearances with the club as Basel suffered a 3–1 defeat.

Villarreal

On 21 August 2024, Barry signed for

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club

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on a five-year deal. In his debut season in

, Barry scored 11 goals in 35 appearances.

Everton

On 9 July 2025, Barry signed for

side Everton on a four-year deal.

International career

Barry was called up to the France U21s for the

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Personal life

Born in France, Barry is of

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descent.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Thierno 2002 births Living people French sportspeople of Guinean descent French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Footballers from Lyon Men's association football forwards Championnat National 3 players Challenger Pro League players Swiss Super League players La Liga players Premier League players S.K. Beveren players FC Basel players Villarreal CF players Everton F.C. players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century French sportsmen