Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 December 2004 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 53 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Manchester City | ||
2022– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023 |
Luca Barrington (born 15 April 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
A product of the Manchester City academy, he joined the club at six years-old.[2] He signed a professional contract with City in the summer of 2022,[3] having scored ten goals in 22 appearances to help them win the Under-18 Premier League during the 2021-22 season.[4]
Barrington signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2022, agreeing a three-year contract.[5] He began training with the first-team squad during the 2023-24 season.[6] He was included in the Brighton first team match-day squads for Premier League matches in December 2023.[7][8]
Described as two footed, and able to impact play from either flank.[9] He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2021, who also notes his ability to dribble.[10]