Aidan Barlow
![]() Barlow with Manchester United U18s in December 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aidan Will Barlow[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2020 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Tromsø (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Doncaster Rovers | 43 | (3) |
2023–2023 | Eastleigh | 19 | (1) |
2024– | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2017 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC) |
Aidan Will Barlow (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Rochdale.
Club career
[edit]Manchester United
[edit]Barlow is a product of the Manchester United academy, having joined at the age of six.[3][4] He made his first appearance at under-18 level in a defeat to Liverpool in 2014–15, prior to making the step up to under-23 football; he also featured for the under-19s in the UEFA Youth League.[5] Barlow signed his first professional contract in December 2017.[4]
On 13 August 2019, Barlow was loaned to Eliteserien side Tromsø until the end of the Norwegian season.[6][7][8] He made his professional debut in Norway's top flight on 18 August, featuring for 76 minutes of a fixture with Lillestrøm.[9][10] His first senior goal arrived in his third game, as he scored against Haugesund on 1 September.[9][11][12] After a further goal versus Sarpsborg 08, he returned to his parent club on 3 December.[9][13]
On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Barlow would leave Manchester United upon the expiration of his contract five days later.[14] In September 2020, he went on trial at Stoke City, playing three games for their U23 side.[9] In November 2020, he appeared for Ipswich Town's U23 side as a trialist.[15]
Doncaster Rovers
[edit]He went on another trial at Doncaster Rovers in July 2021, and signed a one-year contract with the club on 28 July 2021.[16] Following relegation to League Two, Barlow signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2022 with the option for a following year.[17]
Eastleigh
[edit]On 4 July 2023, Barlow signed for National League club Eastleigh.[18] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]
Rochdale
[edit]On 1 July 2024, Barlow signed a one-year contract with Rochdale.[20]
International career
[edit]In May 2017, Barlow represented England at the UEFA Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[9] He scored on his first appearance in the competition, netting in a 4–0 victory over Ukraine on 7 May.[9] Barlow appeared in three of England's six games as they finished as runners-up to Spain.[9] In the following September, Barlow played for the U18s in a friendly against South Africa U20s.[21][22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 10 April 2023.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tromsø (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22[23] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2022-23 | League Two | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Eastleigh | 2023–24[9] | National League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Career total | 67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 6 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Aidan Barlow". World Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd's hidden gem who could become their greatest treasure". Goal. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Who is Aidan Barlow? Manchester United youngster trains with first-team ahead of Manchester derby". Manchester Evening News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd Academy Player Profile - U18". Manchester United. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Man Utd midfielder Aidan Barlow joins Tromso on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Solskjær anbefalte Gutan". Tromsø IL. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow set to complete Tromso loan". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "England - A. Barlow". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Barlow høyaktuell fra start". Tromsø. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Tromsø rotet bort tomålsledelse hjemme mot Haugesund". ITromsø. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Aidan Barlow on swapping north west for Norway and being inspired by Sancho". Irish Independent. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Trio forlater Gutan". Tromsø. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Man Utd Under-23s and Under-18s retained and released list for 2020". Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists". TWTD. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Aidan Barlow: Doncaster sign ex-Manchester United midfielder on a one-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Barlow pens new Rovers deal". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "NEWS | AIDAN BARLOW JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL | 2024/25 RELEASED & RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Dale Sign Aidan Barlow". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "England U18s 1-2 South Africa". The FA. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "South Africa U20 beat England U20 in final tri-nations match". Goal. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Barlow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Aidan Barlow at Soccerway
- Aidan Barlow at Soccerbase
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Salford
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- English expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Tromsø IL players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Eliteserien players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players