Andrew Barron (born 24 December 1980 in Invercargill) is a retired New Zealand association football player. Barron, naturally a central midfielder, combines full-time employment as an investment counselor and banker with semi-professional football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Barron | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1997 | Petone | ||
| 2000–2003 | WCU Crusaders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Miramar Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 29 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Lisburn Distillery | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Canterbury United | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Team Wellington | 12 | (4) |
| 2008 | Minnesota Thunder | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Team Wellington | 22 | (8) |
| 2013 | Kiwi FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2010 | New Zealand | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2010 | |||
He last played for Kiwi FC in Samoa and was also an All White who played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making him one of the very few amateur All Whites in recent years.
Club career
editBarron signed for Canterbury United, a New Zealand Football Championship franchise at the start of the 2005–06 season. After impressing making 15 appearances and scoring one goal, he was scouted by other NZFC club Team Wellington for the following season and scored four goals in 12 appearances in a playmaker role.
In 2008, Barron went in search of a professional career overseas and signed with the Minnesota Thunder team of the USL First Division, however after struggling to make an impact, he returned to New Zealand to play for Team Wellington midway through the NZFC 2008–09 season. Barron has made 34 appearances (all starts) and scored 12 goals in both stints with the Wellington club.
International career
editBarron made his debut for the New Zealand national football team in the first match of a two-game friendly series against Malaysia on 19 February 2006.[1] Barron scored his first international goal in the second match of the Malaysian series with an 88th-minute strike to seal a 2–1 win for the All Whites.[2]
Barron was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, along with fellow non-professionals James Bannatyne and Aaron Scott[3] and was also part of the All Whites team which beat Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off match. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he made headlines when he featured as a late substitute against defending champions Italy and became the first non-professional footballer to participate in the tournament.[4]
| # | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2006 |  Malaysia |
2–1 | Win | Friendly | ||||||
| Last updated 7 April 2010 | |||||||||||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Premiership | Irish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Lisburn Distillery F.C. (IFA Premiership) |
2004–05 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| Club Total | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| Club | Season | NZFC | Chatham Cup | Club World Cup | Oceania | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Canterbury United (New Zealand Football Championship) |
2005–06 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Club Total | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| Club | Season | NZFC | Chatham Cup | Club World Cup | Oceania | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Team Wellington (New Zealand Football Championship) |
2006–07 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Club Total | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| Club | Season | USL-1 | Total | ||||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Minnesota Thunder (USL First Division) |
2008 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Club Total | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Club | Season | NZFC | Chatham Cup | Club World Cup | Oceania | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Team Wellington (New Zealand Football Championship) |
2008–09 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | |||||||
| Club Total | 22 | 8 | 20 | 6 | |||||||
| Career totals | 76 | 14 | 76 | 14 | |||||||
| Last updated 30 April 2010 | |||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New Zealand 1 Malaysia 0". New Zealand Football. 19 February 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010.
- ^ "New Zealand 2 Malaysia 1". New Zealand Football. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ "Mind-boggling scenario for NZ footballers". Stuff. 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Her er VMs glade amatør!". vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
edit- Team Wellington Player Profile
- New Zealand Football Profile
- Andy Barron – FIFA competition record (archived)