Graham Barrett
- January 6, 2024
- Association Football Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Graham Barrett |
Occupation | Association Football Player |
Date Of Birth | Oct 6, 1981(1981-10-06) |
Age | 43 |
Country | Ireland |
Birth City | Dublin |
Horoscope | Libra |
Graham Barrett Biography
Name | Graham Barrett |
Birthday | Oct 6 |
Birth Year | 1981 |
Home Town | Dublin |
Birth Country | Ireland |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Graham Barrett is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 6, 1981 in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up near Tallaght, Barrett followed his father, Gary, in playing for Shamrock Rovers. Gary began his professional life with Shamrock in the year 1980 with Johnny Giles, where he scored numerous goals. This was an attraction to Graham who joined the club in 2009.
Barrett was born in Dublin, Ireland, Barrett was signed on professional terms by Arsenal on October 28, 1998. Barrett made his debut with Arsenal in the Gunners as a last minute substitution to Thierry Henry, in the 3-0 win against Leicester City in December 1999 The Gunners also had him as an alternative during their 4-1 win against Sunderland in the month following.
Barrett was released from Highbury in May 2003, joining Coventry City on a three-year deal on 30 May. Barrett’s injury problems continued while with the Sky Blues, where he made 32 league starts and made 23 substitute appearances in two seasons, scoring six goals. He joined Sheffield Wednesday on the loan deadline day in March 2005, where he scored once against Torquay United in six appearances. Barrett was told by manager Micky Adams that he was free to leave the club despite having one year remaining on his contract. Despite this he remained at Coventry, but, out of the first-team picture, went on loan to Scotland with Livingston. He played just six games for the club before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
Signing a two-year with Scottish side Falkirk following his release from Coventry in August 2006, with the Bairns’ medical staff satisfied with his rehabilitation after his serious knee injury the previous season. Once again though, Barrett suffered further injuries, requiring an operation on his knee in October 2006. He returned to action for the 2007–08 season, going on to sign a one-year contract extension in March 2008. After three operations and later being informed that his injury had been misdiagnosed, Barrett left Falkirk after manager John Hughes sat him down and told him he would never be the player he was before suffering his injuries. He was released from the club in January 2009. He had scored eight goals in 48 league games at the Falkirk Stadium.
After winning at the 1998 UEFA Under-16 Championship with Ireland, Barrett then captained Arsenal’s youth team to take home the 2000 FA Youth Cup. In one of the two legs of the final, He was awarded the Man of the Match award. After that, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger advised Barrett to take a loan in order to gain experience. So he enrolled with the club Bristol Rovers in December 2000. He played only for 20 minutes in the absence of Ian Holloway, and was diagnosed with glandular fever and losing a stone and was forced to spend six months in the sidelines.
Graham Barrett Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Association Football Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Graham Barrett is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham Barrett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Graham Barrett (born 6 October 1981) is an Irish former soccer player who played forward. His footballing career began at Arsenal and was the team that won the FA Youth Cup.
Barrett was a player for Ireland in Republic of Ireland since the age of 15 years old. He was a member of the Irish team that took home the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in Scotland. He played 11 under-18 matches for Ireland scoring four goals. Then, he was captained a total of 24 times while scoring 5 goals in his Irish under-21s. Barrett also scored on his debut as a senior player with Ireland with a score of 3-0 win against Finland. Barrett was to play for another six times and scored one goal for the Irish all.
During the 2001–02 season, Barrett again went out on loan, this time to Crewe Alexandra, where he made three appearances in his month-long loan stint. He then returned to Arsenal before Wenger agreed to allow him to join Colchester United on loan in December 2001. Barrett quickly became a fan favorite at the club, in scoring a brace during a 3–2 win against Northampton Town on Boxing Day 2001. These were his first goals in professional football in only his third game with the U’s. Barrett then netted a further two goals in 20 games for Colchester, but an injury suffered during a 0–0 draw with Wycombe Wanderers curtailed the rest of his season. As a mark of respect, United fans dressed in green in their final home game of the season, in a nod to Barrett’s Irish roots. Colchester manager Steve Whitton thus sought to have Barrett back at Layer Road for the following season. With this being said he opted to go to Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan deal. Prior to joining Brighton he made his full international debut for Ireland in August 2002. This came after having made 24 appearances for the under-21s and representing Ireland at every age group since turning 15. He also scored in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal against Stevenage. With Brighton, Barrett managed to attain 20 league starts, making a further ten appearances as a substitute, but again suffered a series of niggling injuries that held back his progress. At Brighton he also scored once against Sheffield United.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Graham Barrett height 5 ft 11 in Graham weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Graham Barrett celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.