Ashley Barnes - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameAshley Luke Barnes

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age37

Date of birth30 Oct 1989

BirthplaceBath

Height186 cm

Shirt number#35

ClubBurnley

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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7

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

92

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Burnley.

Career

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Championship×3League One×2

Following his move to Burnley, Barnes's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 6→0), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Burnley · 19th	7	0	0	6.4	11	0
2024/25	Burnley	3	0	0	6.7	—	—
2024/25	Norwich · 13th	21	1	2	6.51	11	6
2023/24	Norwich · 6th	36	6	5	6.72	25	29
2022/23	Burnley · 1st	39	6	3	6.8	29	24
2021/22	Burnley · 18th	23	1	0	6.6	31	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

A. Barnes is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Burnley, rated 3.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barnes.

On the season, Barnes graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 6 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 Barnes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23

3.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

4.4%

Minutes

limited game time

0

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

7

Apps

0

Goals

0

Assists

0

G+A

0

Goals / app

0 goals in 7 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 4.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %4.4%

Available fixtures7 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %100

Dribble success %100

Cards / 901.957

Foul involvement / 903.913

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Barnes sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barnes's projected Rating — 3.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

BurnleyJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

NorwichJul 2023 – Jan 2025Free

BurnleyJan 2014 – Jul 2023

BrightonJul 2010 – Jan 2014

Brighton(on loan)Mar 2010 – Jul 2010

Plymouth(back from loan)Feb 2009 – Mar 2010

EEastbourne Borough(on loan)Nov 2008 – Feb 2009

SSalisbury City(on loan)Mar 2008 – Nov 2008

Oxford United(on loan)Jan 2008 – Mar 2008

Plymouthuntil Jan 2008

Transfer history

About A. Barnes

Ashley Luke Barnes is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Burnley, born on October 30, 1989 in Bath, standing 186 cm tall. He is from England. Burnley currently sit 22nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Barnes has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 92 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

A. Barnes's next match is on November 3, 2026, when Burnley face QPR away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Barnes at 3.5 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Championship and the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, A. Barnes has totalled 522 club appearances with 107 goals and 14 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 43 appearances for Brighton.