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 | Eastleigh | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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– | Eastleigh | 19 | (1) |
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 Eastleigh. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.
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] 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]
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]
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.[20][21]
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[22] | 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 |