Yoann Barbet (born 10 May 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a centre-back and

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for Ligue 2 club

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. A product of the Bordeaux youth system, he signed his first professional contract with Chamois Niortais ahead of the 2014–15 season. From 2015 to 2019, Barbet played for Brentford, and from 2019 to 2022, for

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, playing seven seasons in the second tier of

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. He returned to Bordeaux in 2022. Barbet was capped by

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at under-18 level, making one appearance in 2011.

Club career

Bordeaux

As a youngster, Barbet represented AS Mouliets, Olympique Saint-Pey and FC Vallée de Gamage, before joining the youth setup at Ligue 1 club

in July 2007. He made his debut for the club's

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in a 3–0 win against Saint-Alban on 2 April 2011 and went on to make a further four appearances during the final month of the season, helping the team to promotion to the Championnat de France Amateur. Over the next three seasons, Barbet established himself as a regular in the Bordeaux reserve line-up, making 70 appearances and scoring 12 goals. He finally won his maiden call into the first team squad for a

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group stage match versus

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on 12 December 2013, but remained an unused substitute during the 1–0 defeat. It was Barbet's only involvement with the first team and he departed the

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at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Chamois Niortais

Barbet joined Ligue 2 club in Chamois Niortais in July 2014, signing a two-year contract after a successful trial period. Initially signed as a back-up player, Barbet was given his chance at Niort after first-choice central defender Frédéric Bong suffered a long-term injury. He made the first professional appearance of his career in a 1–1 draw with

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on 22 August 2014, partnering

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in central defence. Barbet scored his first goal for the side in a 1–1 draw with

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and He made 33 appearances and scored two goals during a mid-table season for Niort and departed the club on 25 June 2015.

Brentford

On 25 June 2015, Barbet moved to

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to sign a four-year contract with

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club Brentford for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut with a start in a 4–0

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first round drubbing at the hands of

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on 11 August and possibly put through his own net for the Us' second goal, which was credited to

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. With

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largely preferred as third-choice centre back behind Harlee Dean and James Tarkowski, Barbet spent long periods in and out of the matchday squad through to the end of 2015. The unavailability of Tarkowski saw Barbet make his first appearance in over four months against Preston North End on 23 January 2016 and he assisted Alan Judge for one of Brentford's three goals in the victory. Tarkowski's subsequent departure from the club saw Barbet become Harlee Dean's partner in central defence through to the end of the 2015–16 season. He was

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for the first time in his career after just five minutes of a match versus

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on 13 February, which Brentford eventually lost 4–0. On his return to the team in March, Barbet scored his first Bees goal with what proved to be a consolation in a 2–1 defeat to

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. He finished the 2015–16 season with 19 appearances. After suffering an ankle injury during the 2016–17

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, Barbet missed the first five weeks of the regular season. The form of centre backs Harlee Dean, John Egan,

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and the emergence of teenage left back

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relegated Barbet to a substitute role through the first half of the season, with occasional appearances at left back. After just three appearances in the opening months of 2017, Barbet broke into the team at the expense of centre back John Egan in mid-March and finished the season with 25 appearances. Barbet began the 2017–18 season as one of manager

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's two first-choice centre backs, before dropping to the bench in October 2017. Despite being in and out of the team, he scored three goals in five appearances between September and November. With Rico Henry injured, Barbet was deployed as a left back for much of the season and finished the campaign with 37 appearances and three goals. Entering the final year of his contract, Barbet continued as Dean Smith's first-choice left back during the early months of the 2018–19 season and after losing his place to fit-again Rico Henry, he returned to the team in as part of a central defensive trio under Smith's replacement

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in December 2018. Barbet continued as a starter in the new formation until suffering a season-ending ankle injury in a match versus

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on 30 March 2019. Barbet rejected a new contract during the season and ended his Brentford career with 118 appearances and seven goals.

Queens Park Rangers

On 18 June 2019, Barbet joined

on a three-year deal. Manager

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was one of the key factors for Barbet in his decision to join the club. Warburton flew over to Barbet's home in France to convince him to join QPR and this proved to be a deciding factor. On 12 July 2019, Barbet scored an own-goal in a pre-season fixture against

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where they lost 3-1. On 28 September 2019, Barbet received a red card for committing a last-man foul on

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in a 2-0 loss against West Brom meaning he had to serve a one-game suspension. On 22 October 2019, Barbet tore his

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in a 2-2 draw at

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meaning his was out of the squad for 2 months after only making 10 appearances for QPR so far. This was Barbet's first muscle injury of his career. As Barbet was about to return, before the

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game in mid-December, he tore his

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and the tendon in the muscle. This meant he would finally make his return on the 11 February 2020 in a 0-0 draw at Swansea. Barbet helped QPR go six undefeated after his return from injury meaning the team was only six points from playoffs before the league was put on hold due to

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. Following the release of club captain Grant Hall, in the restarted 2019-20 season, Barbet was named captain for the remaining games. Barbet scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 defeat to

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in the second game of the 2020–21 season. On 6 February 2021, Barbet scored his second goal for the club which proved to be the winner in a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. In the later part of the season, Barbet played in a back five alongside defenders

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and Rob Dickie which lead to a good run of form. For the 2020-21 season, Barbet became the only outfield player in the

to play every minute. Barbet announced on June 6 that he was leaving the club after the two sides could not come to an agreement on a new deal.

Return to Bordeaux

On 1 September 2022, Barbet returned to Bordeaux, signing a three-year contract with his former club.

International career

Barbet was capped by the

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on one occasion, playing 45 minutes in a 2–2 friendly draw with

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on 27 January 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * UNFP Ligue 2

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: 2022–23

References

External links

Yoann Barbet
at brentfordfc.com * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbet, Yoann 1993 births Living people People from Libourne Footballers from Gironde French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Chamois Niortais F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 2 players English Football League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England