Sebastian Barnes (footballer)

Sebastian Barnes
Personal information
Date of birth18 November 1976
Place of birthGhana
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995Hearts of Oak
1995–1996Bayer 04 Leverkusen0(0)
1997Orlando Sundogs23(14)
1997–19981. FSV Mainz 056(0)
1998–2001VfL Hamm/Sieg
2006–2008SF Neitersen
National team
1991–1993Ghana U1712(0)
1994Ghana1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sebastian Barnes (born 18 November 1976) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.

Career

Club career

Barnes began his career with Hearts of Oak,[2] before playing for top-level German teams Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FSV Mainz 05.[3] In 1997, Barnes played for the Orlando Sundogs in the USISL A-League.[4] After leaving Mainz in 1998, Barnes played for a number of lower league German clubs, including VfL Hamm/Sieg and SF Neitersen.[2]

International career

After representing Ghana at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in both 1991 and 1993,[5] Barnes earned one cap for the senior team in 1994.

References

  1. "Barnes, Sebastian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sebastian Barnes". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. Sebastian Barnes at fussballdaten.de (German)
  4. Solano, Javier (6 April 1997). "Sundogs Hitch Their Hopes To Shooting Star". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. Sebastian BarnesFIFA competition record