Hamza Barry (born 15 October 1994) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Valletta

After playing for native side Gambia Ports Authority, Barry joined Maltese side

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in 2013. On 18 August 2013, Barry made his Valletta debut in a 2–1 victory over

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, playing the full 90 minutes. A few weeks later, Barry scored his first Valletta goal in a 3–2 defeat against Hibernians, scoring Valletta's second. In the 2014–15 campaign, Barry went on to score twelve times in twenty-eight league games, with a brace against four different teams;

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and Tarxien Rainbows. by the end of 2014/15 playing season, Hamza was chosen by the Malta FA as the best young player of the year.

Apollon Limassol

On 1 July 2015, after impressing with Valletta, Barry joined Cypriot side

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on a one-year deal after rejecting a new deal in

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Maccabi Netanya (loan)

On 14 August 2015, Barry was sent out on loan to

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side

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. On 22 August 2015, Barry made his Maccabi Netanya debut in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Petah Tikva, playing the full 90 minutes. On 12 September 2015, Barry scored his first goal for Maccabi Netanya in a 1–1 draw against

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, netting in the 58th minute for Maccabi's equalizer. Due to Maccabi Netanya poor start to the campaign, parent club Apollon Limassol terminated Barry's loan, with a move to Hapoel Tel Aviv in mind. He returned to Apollon Limassol after starting twenty-one times and scoring twice for Maccabi Netanya.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

On 3 February 2016, Barry joined

on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 campaign. On 7 February 2016, Barry made his Hapoel Tel Aviv debut in a 1–1 draw against

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, playing the full 90 minutes. Barry went on to start the rest of his eleven appearances with Hapoel Tel Aviv before returning to

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on 30 June 2016.

Hajduk Split

On 31 August 2016, Barry joined the

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n team

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, on a loan from Apollon Limassol with the option to purchase at the end of the season. Becoming a first team regular, his performances satisfied the club and

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decided to buy his contract out for 250 000€, signing him for further three years. In his four years overall in the club Barry played a total of 133 matches for the Croatian club, scoring ten goals. His last match for the club would be on 26 June 2020, when, in a 2-1 win against

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Barry suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and was substituted off in the 84th minute of the game. He left the club following the expiry of his contract in the end of July 2020, and is due to return to the game following his recovery in the spring of 2021.

LA Galaxy II

Barry joined

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club

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, reserve team for

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side

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, ahead of their 2022 season.

Vejle

On 22 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Barry had joined newly relegated

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side

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on a deal until June 2024. In 2023 he extended his contract until 2025. He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2025.

Personal life

Barry is the brother of Abubakr Barry who is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Vejle *

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References

External links

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Timesofmalta.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamza Barry 1994 births Living people Footballers from Banjul Gambian men's footballers 21st-century Gambian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Gambia Ports Authority FC players Valletta F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players HNK Hajduk Split players Ventura County FC players Vejle Boldklub players Maltese Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Croatian Football League players The Gambia men's youth international footballers The Gambia men's international footballers Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players