Aidan Barlow

Aidan Will Barlow (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder.

Aidan Barlow
Barlow with Manchester United U18s in December 2017
Personal information
Full name Aidan Will Barlow[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left midfielder[2]
Youth career
2006–2020 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019 → Tromsø (loan) 7 (2)
National team
2017 England U17 3 (1)
2017 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019

Club career

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]

International career

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.[15][16]

Career statistics
As of 30 November 2019.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2019–20 Premier League 000000000000
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 7200——0072
Career total 720000000072

    References
    1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
    2. "Aidan Barlow". World Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    3. "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd's hidden gem who could become their greatest treasure". Goal. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    4. "Who is Aidan Barlow? Manchester United youngster trains with first-team ahead of Manchester derby". Manchester Evening News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    5. "Aidan Barlow - Man Utd Academy Player Profile - U18". Manchester United. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    6. "Man Utd midfielder Aidan Barlow joins Tromso on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    7. "Solskjær anbefalte Gutan". Tromsø IL. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    8. "Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow set to complete Tromso loan". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    9. "England - A. Barlow". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    10. "Barlow høyaktuell fra start". Tromsø. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    11. "Tromsø rotet bort tomålsledelse hjemme mot Haugesund". ITromsø. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    12. "Aidan Barlow on swapping north west for Norway and being inspired by Sancho". Irish Independent. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
    13. "Trio forlater Gutan". Tromsø. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
    14. "Man Utd Under-23s and Under-18s retained and released list for 2020". Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    15. "England U18s 1-2 South Africa". The FA. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    16. "South Africa U20 beat England U20 in final tri-nations match". Goal. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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