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Brandon Lee Colin Barker (born 4 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rangers, as a left sided winger. Barker has previously played for Manchester City, Rotherham United, NAC Breda, Hibernian and Preston North End. He has also represented England at the under-18, under-19 and under-20 international levels.
Club career
Manchester City
Barker joined the Manchester City academy at the age of eight. He was the winner of the Academy Players' Player of the Year award in the 2013–14 season and signed his first professional contract with Manchester City in July 2014. In the opening months of the 2015–16 season he appeared on the first team bench for a number of times but did not manage to make an appearance. Barker made his first-team debut for City on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute for Bersant Celina in a 5–1 defeat against Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Loan to Rotherham United
On 6 November 2015, Barker signed for Rotherham United of the Championship on a loan with an initial length of two months. The next day he made his professional debut, playing 90 minutes and scoring in a 5–2 loss to Ipswich. On 15 December 2015, Barker was recalled from his loan by Manchester City.
2016–17: loan to NAC Breda
In August 2016, Barker was sent to NAC Breda of the Dutch Eerste Divisie on loan for the 2016-17 season. He made his debut on 19 August, as a substitute in a 1–2 loss to Maastricht. His first goal came on 21 October, in a 3–1 win over Fortuna Sittard.
2017–18: loan to Hibernian
On 17 August 2017, Barker was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian for the 2017–18 season. Barker said in November that he had been encouraged to move to Scotland by the example of Patrick Roberts, a winger who had moved on loan from Manchester City to Celtic. Barker scored his first goal for Hibs in a 2–1 win against Motherwell on 31 January, but then suffered a torn hamstring in his next match. Towards the end of the season, Barker said he expected to be loaned out again by Manchester City and that he would be interested in returning to Hibs.
2018–19: loan to Preston North End
Barker joined Preston North End on loan for the 2018–19 season. Barker's first goal for Preston North End came in a 3–1 win over Morecambe in the EFL Cup on 14 August 2018.
Rangers
Barker signed for Rangers in August 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in his league debut at Ibrox against Livingston on 14 September 2019, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 victory.
International career
Barker made his international debut for England under-18 in October 2013 and went on to play for his country at under-19 and under-20 levels.
Career statistics
- As of28 June 2020 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| Preston North End (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 75 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 8 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Manchester City EDS Player of the Year: 2013–2014
