Leon Barnett Football player

Leon Peter Barnett (born 30 November 1985) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic. Although primarily a central defender, he has also played at left back, right back, central midfield and up front.Barnett began his career at Luton Town, and made his first team debut in 2002. He spent three seasons on the fringes of the first team, during which time he had a short loan to non-league side Aylesbury United, before becoming a regular first team squad member for Luton in the 2005–06 season. After winning Luton Town's player of the season award for the 2006–07 season, Barnett joined West Bromwich Albion in 2007 for £2.5 million. After a successful initial season at West Bromwich Albion, Barnett was demoted to a squad member role after the club was promoted to the Premier League. He was loaned out to Championship sides Coventry City and Norwich City in this time, and eventually joined Norwich on a permanent basis in January 2011 for an undisclosed fee. Barnett again soon found himself out of favour at Norwich after their promotion to the Premier League, and was loaned out to Championship club Cardiff City in 2013. He joined Wigan Athletic from Norwich in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee.

Personal facts

Leon Barnett
Birth dateNovember 30, 1985
Birth place
Stevenage , Luton
Height (meters)1.8542

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Luton Town F.C.
Coventry City F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Norwich City F.C.
Cardiff City F.C.
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Aylesbury United F.C.

Leon Barnett on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~22929,00.html