Hadji Barry

Hadji Barry (born December 8, 1992) is a Guinean[1] professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship.

Hadji Barry
Personal information
Full name Hadji Ibrahim Barry
Date of birth (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 6’2”
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Monroe Tribunes
2014–2015 UCF Knights 33 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Orlando City U-23 6 (2)
2016–2017 Orlando City 11 (0)
2016–2017Orlando City B (loan) 29 (14)
2018 Swope Park Rangers 33 (17)
2019 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 14 (3)
2019 Ottawa Fury 14 (6)
2020 North Carolina FC 15 (1)
2021– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0 (0)
National team
2018– Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2018

Career

Barry moved from Guinea to the United States in September 2006. He attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York.

After spending two years at Monroe Community College in 2012 and 2013, Barry later went on to spend two further years in college at the University of Central Florida in 2014 and 2015.[2]

Barry was drafted 13th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[3]

He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 against Real Salt Lake as a 77th-minute substitute.[4]

He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016.[5]

Barry signed with USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers on 15 January 2018.[6]

On 18 December 2018, Barry joined Israeli Premier League side Ironi Kiryat Shmona on a 2 12-year deal.[7]

Barry rejoined the USL Championship by signing with Ottawa Fury on July 30, 2019.[8]

On 1 January 2020, Barry moved to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.[9]

On 26 January 2021, Barry again moved to a USL Championship side, joining Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[10]

International career

Barry made his debut for the Guinea national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Ivory Coast on 18 November 2018.[11]

Personal

Barry holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[12]

Barry became a U.S. Citizen on October 25, 2018 [13]

After his father died in 2020, Barry honored him with the name "Baba" on his jersey for the remainder of the season.[14]

References


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