 Barry with Everton in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth Barry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hastings, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hurstpierpoint | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 1997–1998 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2009 | Aston Villa | 365 | (41) |
| 2009–2014 | Manchester City | 132 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → Everton (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2014–2017 | Everton | 99 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | (2) |
| 2024– | Hurstpierpoint | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | England U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | England U21 | 27 | (2) |
| 2007 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2012 | England | 53 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mid Sussex Football League side Hurstpierpoint. He made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of Premier League appearances in history. He also represented England at international level.
Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa and is eighth in their all-time list of appearances, with 441 across all competitions, including 365 in the Premier League. He joined Manchester City for a fee of £12 million in June 2009, where he won the FA Cup in 2011 and the Premier League title the following season. After a season on loan, he joined Everton on a three-year contract in July 2014, and on its expiration he signed for West Bromwich Albion, where he played until his retirement in 2020.
Barry is a former England international, having won his first full cap in 2000 and captained the side in 2010 in a friendly against Egypt. He earned 53 caps in total, scoring 3 goals, and was included in England's squads at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Gareth Barry profile". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Gareth Barry". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Roberto Martinez: Gareth Barry is best defensive midfielder in the Premier league". Liverpool Echo. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2017.