Jamie Barjonas (born 24 January 1999) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Barjonas joined Rangers Academy as a nine-year-old. He signed a new contract in March 2016 which tied him to the club until May 2018. Barjonas made his debut for Rangers in a

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match against Partick Thistle on 7 May 2017, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute in a 2–1 win for the ''Gers''. On 15 August 2018, Barjonas joined

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side

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on loan until January 2019. He then moved on loan to

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in January 2019, for the rest of the 2018/19 season. Barjonas was loaned to

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

in March 2021. Barjonas signed for

Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...

on 2 June 2021. Barjonas won the

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title with Kelty in 2022 and was named in the

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League Two Team of the Year. In June 2023, Barjonas signed for

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club Hamilton Academical on a two year deal.

International career

Barjonas has represented Scotland at various age levels. He was born in

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to Scottish parents, and the family moved back to Scotland when he was a small child. His uncommon surname originates from a Lithuanian great-grandfather.

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* * * 1999 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers English men's footballers Scottish people of Lithuanian descent English people of Scottish descent English people of Lithuanian descent Men's association football midfielders Rangers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Bury F.C. players English Football League players Raith Rovers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Kelty Hearts F.C. players {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub Hamilton Academical F.C. players