Hamza Barry

Hamza Barry
Personal information
Full name Hamza Barry
Date of birth (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hajduk Split
Youth career
0000–2013 Gambia Ports Authority
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Valletta 48 (14)
2015–2016 Apollon Limassol 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Maccabi Netanya (loan) 21 (2)
2016 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 12 (0)
2016– Hajduk Split 8 (1)
National team‡
Gambia U20 7 (0)
2013– Gambia 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Hamza Barry (born 15 October 1994 in Gambia) is a professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split , where he plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Valletta

After playing for native side Gambia Ports Authority, Barry joined Maltese side Valletta in 2013. On 18 August 2013, Barry made his Valletta debut in a 2–1 victory over Mosta, playing the full 90 minutes.[1] A few weeks later, Barry scored his first Valletta goal in a 3–2 defeat against Hibernians, scoring Valletta's second.[2] In the 2014–15 campaign, Barry went on to score twelve times in twenty-eight league games, with a brace against four different teams; Pietà Hotspurs, Qormi, Sliema Wanderers and Tarxien Rainbows.[3] by the end of 2014/15 playing season, Hamza was chosen by the Malta FA as the best young player of the year |http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150502/football/cohen-best-player-in-mfpa-contest.566429|.

Apollon Limassol

On 1 July 2015, after impressing with Valletta, Barry joined Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a one-year deal after rejecting a new deal in Malta.

Maccabi Netanya (loan)

On 14 August 2015, Barry was sent out on loan to Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya.[4] On 22 August 2015, Barry made his Maccabi Netanya debut in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Petah Tikva, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] On 12 September 2015, Barry scored his first goal for Maccabi Netanya in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv, netting in the 58th minute for Maccabi's equalizer.[6] Due to Maccabi Netanya poor start to the campaign, parent club Apollon Limassol terminated Barry's loan, with a move to Hapoel Tel Aviv in mind. He returned to Apollon Limassol after starting twenty-one times and scoring twice for Maccabi Netanya.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

On 3 February 2016, Barry joined Hapoel Tel Aviv on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 campaign.[7] On 7 February 2016, Barry made his Hapoel Tel Aviv debut in a 1–1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] Barry went on to start the rest of his eleven appearances with Hapoel Tel Aviv before returning to Cyprus on 30 June 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2016.[3]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valletta 2013–14 Maltese Premier League 202404[lower-alpha 1]0—282
2014–15 Maltese Premier League 28123000—3112
Total 48147040—5914
Maccabi Netanya (loan) 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 21231—1[lower-alpha 2]0253
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 12000—00120
Career total 811610140109617
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Israel State Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Valletta vs. Mosta". Soccerway. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hibernians vs. Valletta". Soccerway. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "H. Barry". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hamza Barry signs in Israel with Maccabi Netanya". Nna Gambia News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Maccabi Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Netanya". Soccerway. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Netanya". Soccerway. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Soccer: Flailing Maccabi Netanya hopes shake-up helps". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv". Soccerway. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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