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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameThomas John Barkhuizen
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityEngland
Age33
Date of birth4 Jul 1993
BirthplaceBlackpool
Height179 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubBarrow
Centre-forward
32
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
2049
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barrow.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

T. Barkhuizen is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Barrow, rated 9.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (49.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barkhuizen.

Judged on this season alone, Barkhuizen graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 20 of the 20 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 0 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances (0.132 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 14th of 20 of the 20 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 33 Barkhuizen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 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: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25
9.9
Ratingi
14th of 20 centre-forwards
7.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.13
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

32
Apps
0
Goals
3
Assists
3
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 32 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 3 goal contributions (0.09 per appearance).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9.9, Barkhuizen carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 20, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Barrow finished 24th of 24) — 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 (0.13 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions15
Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.