Lachlan Ryan Barr (born 24 September 1994) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...

Early and personal life

Barr was born in

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, England.

Career

Barr played youth football for Westland United and

. He played senior football for

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in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons. After a spell in Germany with Internationale Berlin, which he combined with working in an ice cream parlour, he moved to English club

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

in July 2017. Barr joined

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

on loan in November 2017, alongside teammate Ellis Hudson. He scored on his debut for the club, in the FA Trophy, but did not make a league appearance for them. Upon his return to Australia, Lachlan signed for MetroStars in the FFSA NPL, where he won the club's Player of the Year award in his first season. He moved to

Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...

for the 2020 season. He signed for

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in August 2020. He moved to

in December 2021. On 9 June 2022 he signed a two year deal with the club transitioning from an injury replacement contract.

References

1994 births Living people Australian soccer players Adelaide United FC players FK Beograd (Australia) players Bradford City A.F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players National Premier Leagues players English Football League players Association football defenders Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England North Eastern MetroStars SC players Heidelberg United FC players Adelaide City FC players A-League Men players {{Australia-footy-defender-stub