Aidan Will Barlow (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.
![]() Barlow with Manchester United U18s in December 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aidan Will Barlow[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2020 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Tromsø (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2021– | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | (0) |
National team | |||
2017 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2017 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2021 |
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] In November 2020, he appeared for Ipswich Town's U23 side as a trialist.[15] He went on another trial at Doncaster Rovers in July 2021, and signed a one-year contract with the club on 28 July 2021.[16] Following relegation to League Two, Barlow signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2022 with the option for a following year.[17]
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.[18][19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tromsø (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22[20] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Career total | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
Doncaster Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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