Boubacar Barry (footballer, born 1996)

Boubacar Barry
Barry with Karlsruher SC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kickers Offenbach
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2010 SVK Beiertheim
2010–2012 SV Sandhausen
2012–2014 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Karlsruher SC 34 (1)
2017–2020 Werder Bremen II 16 (2)
2019–2020 → KFC Uerdingen 05 (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2022 Türkgücü München 31 (2)
2023–2024 Astoria Walldorf 38 (9)
2024– Kickers Offenbach 11 (4)
International career
2014 Germany U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U19 10 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U20 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Boubacar Barry (born 15 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kickers Offenbach.[1] Born in Guinea, he is a former youth international for Germany.

Club career

Barry joined Karlsruher SC in 2012 from SV Sandhausen. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 19 October 2014 against VfR Aalen replacing Park Jung-bin after 88 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.[2] In his time at Karlsruhe, he made 34 league appearances scoring one goal.[3]

In August 2017, Barry moved to the Werder Bremen reserves.[3] During the 2018–19 injuries limited him to ten appearances in which scored two goals and assisted five in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord.[4]

In July 2019, he agreed an extension of his contract which was due to expire in 2020 and joined 3. Liga side KFC Uerdingen 05 on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4]

Barry moved to 3. Liga club Türkgücü München on a free transfer in September 2020.[5] He left the club after it filed for insolvency in early 2022.[6]

International career

Barry was born in Guinea but moved to Germany at a young age. He is a youth international for Germany.[7]

References

  1. ^ Boubacar Barry at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Karlsruher SC vs. VfR Aalen - 19 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Bremen II verpflichtet Barry". kicker Online (in German). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Verlängerung und Leihe: Bremens Barry geht nach Uerdingen". kicker Online (in German). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Türkgücü München verpflichtet Barry". Weser Kurier (in German). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Insolvenz von Türkgücü München: Ex-Mäzen Hasan Kivran bricht sein Schweigen!". SPORT1 (in German). 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Boubacar Barry - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2018.