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PositionWinger
NationalitySouth Africa
Age29
Date of birth2 Apr 1997
Shirt number#30
ClubRichards Bay
Winger
27
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1884
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Richards Bay.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Stellenbosch8 Cup: 8 apps, 2g 3a, 720 min

Earlier this season at StellenboschCAF Confederation Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 152 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Richards Bay; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier Soccer League153111756.96
8 Cupat Stellenbosch8237207.38
CAF Confederation Cupat Stellenbosch3001526.3

Scout report

Project playerWinger

S. Barns is a 29-year-old winger at Richards Bay, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 13, top 43% of Premier Soccer League wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 1.1, ranking 169th of 295 in the Premier Soccer League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (69.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barns.

Judged on this season alone, Barns graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 3rd of 7 of the 7 wingers in the Premier Soccer League, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances (0.191 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Barns, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 1, 5th of 7 of the 7 wingers in the Premier Soccer League. At 29 Barns is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

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1.1
Ratingi
5th of 7 wingers
13.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
69.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.19
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Richards Bay finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.11
Goals / app

3 goals in 27 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 1.1, Barns carries the 5th-highest potential of the wingers in the Premier Soccer League of 7, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Richards Bay finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.