Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City. Barnes is from Countesthorpe and is the son of former professional footballer Paul Barnes. In 2009, Barnes played for Greenfield Primary School in the Leicestershire & Rutland Schools Football Association competition known as The Rice Bowl. Barnes is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined at the age of nine. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 June 2016 and on 7 December 2016 made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 UEFA Champions League defeat to FC Porto. During the first half of the 2016–17 Premier League 2 season for Leicester City U23, Barnes scored five goals and provided assists for five others.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harvey Lewis Barnes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Leicester City | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | → Barnsley (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U18 | 5 | (4) |
| 2017– | England U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018– | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:53, 18 February 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City.
Barnes is from Countesthorpe[4] and is the son of former professional footballer Paul Barnes.[5] In 2009, Barnes played for Greenfield Primary School[6][7] in the Leicestershire & Rutland Schools Football Association competition known as The Rice Bowl.[8]
Barnes is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined at the age of nine. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 June 2016[9] and on 7 December 2016 made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 UEFA Champions League defeat to FC Porto.[10] During the first half of the 2016–17 Premier League 2 season for Leicester City U23, Barnes scored five goals and provided assists for five others.[11]
On 21 July 2017, Barnes signed a new 4-year contract, keeping him at the King Power Stadium until July 2021.[12] He made his Premier League debut on 19 April 2018, as a 91st minute substitute in a 0–0 draw against Southampton.[13]
On 20 January 2017, Barnes joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[11] A day later, Barnes scored on his home debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Chuks Aneke in a 5–3 win over Northampton Town.[14] Barnes followed his debut goal with another goal a week later, on 28 January, scoring in a 0–4 away win over rivals Peterborough United.[15]
On 2 May 2017, after impressing with 6 goals in 21 appearances for the club, he was awarded Milton Keynes Dons' Young Player of the Year 2016–17 award.[16]
On 11 August 2017, Barnes joined Championship club Barnsley on a season long loan.[17] The following day, he made his debut for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–2 home defeat to Ipswich Town.[18] He scored his first goal for Barnsley against Sunderland on 26 August 2017.[19]
On 1 January 2018, Barnes was recalled from his loan spell at Barnsley and returned to Leicester City.[20]
On 24 July 2018, Barnes signed a new four-year contract with Leicester and joined newly relegated Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a season long loan.[21][22] He scored a spectacular goal on his league debut during a 2–1 home defeat against Bolton Wanderers on 4 August 2018.[23] On 11 January 2019, Barnes was recalled by Leicester with immediate effect.[24]
Barnes was called up as one of six over-age players for the England U18 squad entered into the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut on 29 May 2017, featuring as a substitute in a 1–0 win over group rivals Angola U20.[25] On 1 June 2017, Barnes scored twice in a 7–1 win over Cuba U20.[26] On 8 June 2017, Barnes scored another brace in the competition's semi-final, in a 3–0 win over Scotland U20,[27] and on 10 June 2017 went on to score his penalty in a deciding shootout during the final against Ivory Coast U20, with England being victorious.[28] Overall, Barnes finished the tournament as joint recipient of the Golden Boot (top scorer) award with 4 goals along with teammate George Hirst and Angola U20's Chico Banza.
On 28 September 2017, Barnes was called up to the England U20 national team,[29] and on 5 October 2017 featured as a substitute in a 1–5 away friendly win over Italy U20.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2016–17[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[31] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[32] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City U23/U21 | 2016–17[30] | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[31] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2016–17[30] | League One | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2017–18[31] | Championship | 23 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 2018–19[32] | Championship | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 9 | |
| Career total | 76 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 20 | ||
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