Joselpho Barnes
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Oberhausen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | SpVgg Ingelbach | ||
2012–2013 | SpVgg Lautzert | ||
2013–2014 | VfL Leverkusen | ||
2014–2015 | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
2015–2016 | Fortuna Köln | ||
2016–2020 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Schalke 04 II | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Virton | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Riga FC | 29 | (7) |
2023– | Sint-Truiden | 31 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Ghana U20 | 5 | (1) |
2021 | Ghana U23 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC) |
Joselpho Barnes (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Belgian club Sint-Truiden. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Ghana.
Club career
Barnes is a youth product of SpVgg Ingelbach, SpVgg Lautzert, VfL Leverkusen, SV Bergisch Gladbach 09, SC Fortuna Köln before finishing his youth development at Schalke 04. He began his senior career with Schalke 04 II in 2020,[1] but left the club in June 2021 after they could not agree on a contract extension.[2]
Barnes shortly after joined the Belgian club Virton on trial, but after a short period moved to the Latvian club Riga FC.[3] Having scored 7 goals and providing 4 assists in 29 games in Latvia, he transferred back to Belgium with Sint-Truiden on 30 June 2023 for two years.[4]
International career
Born in Germany, Barnes is of Ghanaian descent. He opted to represent Ghana internationally, and played for the Ghana U20s as they won the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Personal life
Barnes is the son of the Ghana international footballer Sebastian Barnes.[5]
Honours
Ghana U20
References
- ^ "Joselpho Barnes promoted to Schalke second team - Graphic Online".
- ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "| RevierSport". RevierSport online.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ali, Omar (24 November 2021). "FC Schalke 04: Nach traurigem Abschied von seinem „Herzensverein" – du kommst nie drauf, wo dieser Ex-Schalker jetzt spielt".
- ^ "Sint-Truiden sporting director hails goalscoring abilities of new signing Joselpho Barnes - Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results - GHANAsoccernet".
- ^ a b Kühn, Urs (5 March 2021). "Ich habe Deutschland daran gehindert, für Ghana zu spielen, um meinen Vater stolz zu machen".
External links
- Joselpho Barnes at Soccerway
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