Leon Barnett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Barnett
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1985(1985-11-30)
Age	39
Birthplace	Stevenage
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Leon Barnett Biography

Leon Barnett is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on November 30, 1985 in Stevenage, England, United Kingdom. Leon Peter Barnett (born 30 November 1985) is a English Former professional soccer player. A defender, he mostly was a centre-back however, he also played as a full-back, a central midfielder, and striker.

On the first morning of 2006/07’s season Barnett made his debut goal of professional play in a 2-0 win at home against Leicester City. A week later the goal was scored by an assist, his second goal for the club, in the 2-2 draw against Stoke City on 19 August 2006. Barnett was involved in seven league games with 43 appearances in all competitions . He scored three times, but he could be unable to stop Luton from being dropped into League One after a 1-0 away loss against Derby County on 20 April 2007. Barnett was awarded his Luton Town Player of the Season award, as voted by the fans of the club.

He began his career with Luton Town where he made his professional debut. After a brief loan spell with non-League side Aylesbury United, he established himself in the first team at Luton and made 70 appearances in all competitions before signing for West Bromwich Albion in 2007 for an initial fee of £2.5 million. In his first season with Albion, he helped the club win promotion to the Premier League by winning the 2007–08 Championship. He later lost his place in the side due to injury and loss of form, spending the majority of the 2009–10 season on loan with Coventry City.

Following West Brom’s promotion, Barnett made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2008–09 season in a 1–0 away defeat to Arsenal. Barnett played in the League Cup second round match against Hartlepool United, who produced an upset by defeating West Brom 3–1 after extra time, with Barnett responsible for losing possession in the lead up to their first goal. He played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw with Bolton Wanderers four days later, helping to keep a clean sheet to earn West Brom their first point of the season. Barnett made another starting appearance two weeks later, helping West Brom to win their first match of the season in a 3–2 win over West Ham United by winning a penalty after he was tripped by Robert Green, which was converted by Roman Bednář. However, during West Brom’s next match against West Midlands rivals Aston Villa, he was at fault for conceding both goals and lost 2–1 as a result. His poor performance meant he was dropped to the substitutes bench and remained an unused substitute for the subsequent match, a 1–0 away win over Middlesbrough on 27 September 2008, West Brom’s first away win of the season. Barnett was as an unused substitute for a further eight matches, during which time he sustained a knee injury, before coming on as a 27th- minute substitute for the injured Abdoulaye Méïté in a 2–0 away defeat to Chelsea on 26 December 2008. Five starting appearances followed, but he sustained an injury and had to be substituted in the 39th minute during the latter match, a 3–0 home win over Middlesbrough on 17 January 2009. Barnett’s injury meant he missed a 2–2 draw with Burnley one week later, before returning to the starting lineup for the next match, a 3–2 home defeat to Newcastle United. He made one further starting appearance in a 2–0 away defeat to Fulham two weeks later, before a recurrence of his knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Barnett began the 2005-06 campaign with a Football League debut as a 90th minute substitution to Russell Perrett in a 1-0 away victory over Hull City on 17 September 2005. A few days later Barnett made his first role in an 1-0 home loss at Reading at the League Cup second round, however, he was replaced in the 55th minute , and substituted in the 55th minute by Keith Keane. Barnett was not part of Luton’s matchday squads until Oct 2005. He was brought in as a substitute in the 62nd minute in place of Chris Coyne in a 1-0 away loss to Coventry City. Barnett played in the 74th minute as a substitute for Markus Heikkinen when Luton lost 5-3 at home against Premier League club Liverpool in the FA Cup third round, in a game they were leading 3-1. Barnett continued to be as a substitute on the bench from the beginning of 2007, but he was briefly inserted into the main team. He made his first appearances in a draw against Cardiff City, a 3-2 home victory against Championship leading Reading which was their first loss since the start of the season. This was prior to a 2-1 loss away against Leeds United. In April Barnett played in all of the last five matches to complete the season with 22 appearances across all tournaments as Luton finishing 10th on the table for 2005/06 Championship table.

Leon Barnett Net Worth

Leon Barnett is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Barnett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Barnett began his football career in the 13th year of his life as a right- sided midfielder for the local club Bushmead Wanderers, competing against younger players than him. Barnett joined Luton Town in 2002 and went through their youth academy. The 2002-03 season was when the player made his debut for Luton Town at 16 years old, being an 86th-minute replacement to Marvin Johnson in a 2-0 away victory against Woking during the Football League Trophy on 22 October 2002. He was not able to make an appearance in the following season. He played twice in the Football League Trophy and once in the FA Cup during the 2003-04 season, but was waiting to play in a league match at the club. He signed an official contract on the 27th of September 2004, a day prior to making an performance in a 2-0 defeat away against Swansea City in the Football League Trophy at which point the player was sent off with the red card after just 12 minutes for a slap upon Adrian Forbes.

On November 18, 2004 Barnett became a member of Southern League Premier Division club Aylesbury United on a month-long loan. Barnett made his debut in a 3-1 defeat at home to Histon the following day. His last appearance was an away loss of 2-0 against Merthyr Tydfil on December 18th, 2004. He played a total of 6 appearances at the club. Following the end of the contract from Aylesbury, Barnett returned to Luton however, he failed to play any more games throughout the season. However, he was included in the matchday team for the away 2-1 victory against Wrexham on the 23rd of April, 2005. This was enough to ensure Luton victory over Wrexham to win the League One title.

Barnett completed a move to Championship club West Bromwich Albion on 26 July 2007 on a four-year contract for an initial fee of £2.5 million. The fee would rise by a further £250,000 depending on appearances and the club would have to pay Luton a further £250,000 should they gain promotion to the Premier League. Barnett made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Burnley on the opening day of the 2007–08 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 away win over Scunthorpe United on 22 September 2007. His performance in a 2–1 away win over Leicester City on 8 December 2007 earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week. He started in a 2–0 away win over Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season, which was enough to guarantee West Brom the Championship title. As a result, this triggered a promotion clause which was agreed with his former club Luton, thus the latter received an add- on of £250,000 from his transfer. Barnett made 36 appearances during the season, scoring three times.

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Barnett played in his first Premier League match for Norwich as a 71st-minute substitute for the injured Zak Whitbread in a 1–1 draw with Wigan Athletic on the opening day of the 2011–12 season. He started the next game, a 1–1 draw with Stoke City, but was adjudged by referee Neil Swarbrick to have committed a professional foul on Jonathan Walters in the second half, conceding a penalty and receiving a red card. On 26 September 2011, Barnett scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–1 home win over Sunderland. After featuring in a 2–1 home defeat to Leicester City in the FA Cup fifth round on 18 February 2012, Barnett was only named in the matchday squad on two further occasions, but remained an unused substitute in both matches. He ended the season having made 18 appearances and scoring once.

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On 1 August 2013, Barnett signed a three-year contract with newly relegated Championship club Wigan Athletic, transferring from Norwich City for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his debut in a 4–0 away win over Barnsley on the opening day of the 2013–14 season. Barnett started in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium one week later. His second goal for the club came with a 90th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Doncaster Rovers on 20 August 2013. Barnett later made his Europa League debut in a 3–1 home win over NK Maribor on 8 October 2013. He scored his first Europa League goal in a 2–1 home defeat to Zulte Waregem on 28 November 2013. Wigan secured a place in the Championship play-offs after a 1–0 away win over Birmingham City on 29 April 2014, during which Barnett replaced Shaun Maloney as a 90th-minute substitute. A 2–1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers in the play-off semi-final second leg ended Wigan’s hopes of an instant return to the Premier League after a 96th-minute winning goal from Charlie Austin, before which Barnett replaced Gary Caldwell as a 74th-minute substitute. Barnett ended his first season with the club having made 53 appearances and scoring five goals in all competitions.