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Chris Barker
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Christopher Andrew Barker |
| Date of birth |
2 March 1980 (1980-03-02) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Sheffield, England |
| Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Plymouth Argyle |
| Number |
15 |
| Youth career |
| 1997–1999 |
Alfreton Town |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 |
Barnsley |
113 |
(3) |
| 2002–2007 |
Cardiff City |
159 |
(0) |
| 2004 |
→ Stoke City (loan) |
4 |
(0) |
| 2006–2007 |
→ Colchester United (loan) |
38 |
(0) |
| 2007–2008 |
Queens Park Rangers |
25 |
(0) |
| 2008– |
Plymouth Argyle |
50 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 16 March 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
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Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker (born 2 March 1980, in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle of the Football League Championship. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, and Queens Park Rangers since beginning his career in 1997. His brother, Richard Barker, also played professional football as a striker before retiring in 2009 due to injury.
Playing career
Barker began his professional career at Barnsley, winning the club's young player of the year award in his first full season. After beating off competition for his place from Mateo Corbo, Barker was again awarded the clubs young player of the year award, becoming the first player to win the award on two occasions. After appearing in over 100 games for the club, on 12 July 2002, 22-year-old Barker joined Cardiff City, in a deal which was thought to be worth an initial £500,000, with an extra £100,000 if Cardiff achieved promotion.[1]
After dropping down a division to sign for the club, Barker helped the team win promotion in his first year. He remained first choice left back for the majority of the next few years, joining Stoke City on loan in August 2004 for three months only to be recalled after one, and was voted the Cardiff City supporters' player of the season in 2004–05.
On 18 August 2006, Barker was signed on loan by Colchester United, until January 2007. This was later extended until the end of the season. However the move didn't become permanent at the end of his loan spell, but he is still regarded as a very popular and much respected player with the fans at Layer Road.
On 5 June 2007, Barker signed for Queens Park Rangers, in a two-year deal, on a free transfer.
He signed for Championship rivals Plymouth Argyle on an emergency loan deal on 9 August 2008, allowing him to make his debut later that day against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two days later the transfer was made permanent, with Barker signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]
Honours
With Cardiff City
-
- 2002-03
Personal life
Barker is a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday.
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0.
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