Jay Barnett

Jay Barnett
Personal information
Full name Jay Barnett
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 14
Youth career
2015–2016 SA NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FFA CoE 16 (2)
2017–2019 Brisbane Roar NPL 12 (0)
2019 Brisbane Roar 3 (0)
2019–2023 Melbourne Victory NPL 14 (1)
2019–2023 Melbourne Victory 35 (0)
2023– Adelaide United 6 (0)
2023–2024 Adelaide United NPL 11 (0)
International career‡
2019–2022 Australia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2020

Jay Barnett (born 14 February 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Adelaide United.

Career

Brisbane Roar

Barnett signed his first professional contract with Brisbane Roar on 18 October 2017, penning a two-year Scholarship deal with the club.[1] He was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team, playing the full 90 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.[2]

Barnett made his first professional appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's 2–2 with Western Sydney Wanderers in Round 16 of the 2018–19 season.[3]

Melbourne Victory

On 4 June 2019, Barnett joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year contract.[4] Barnett made 47 appearances for Melbourne Victory in all competitions. After three-and-a-half seasons at Melbourne Victory, the club announced they had agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[5]

Adelaide United

On 8 February 2023, Adelaide United announced they signed Barnett on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

Honours

Brisbane Roar

Melbourne Victory

Personal life

He is the son of former West Adelaide NSL player Michael Barnett.[8] [9]

References

  1. ^ "Roar sign duo on scholarship". Brisbane Roar. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Re-live: Taggart clinches remarkable late draw as Wanderers crumble again". Hyundai A-League. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jay Barnett". Melbourne Victory FC. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Victory player update". Melbourne Victory FC. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Jay Barnett comes home to Reds". Adelaide United. 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Hyundai A-League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ^ Eastern states poach SA boys The Advertiser (subscription required)
  9. ^ Australian Player Database, ozfootball.net, Retrieved 27 September 2020


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