Jay Barnett

Jay Barnett (born 14 February 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Adelaide United.

Jay Barnett

Personal information
Full name	Jay Barnett
Date of birth	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Adelaide United
Number	14
Youth career
2015–2016	SA NTC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	FFA CoE	22	(2)
2017–2019	Brisbane Roar NPL	12	(0)
2019	Brisbane Roar	3	(0)
2019–2023	Melbourne Victory NPL	14	(1)
2019–2023	Melbourne Victory	35	(0)
2023–2024	Adelaide United NPL	11	(0)
2023–	Adelaide United	22	(0)
International career‡
2019–2022	Australia U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1st March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2020

Career

Brisbane Roar

Barnett signed his first professional contract with Brisbane Roar on 18 October 2017, penning a two-year Scholarship deal with the club.^[1] He was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team, playing the full 90 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.^[2]

Barnett made his first professional appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's 2–2 with Western Sydney Wanderers in Round 16 of the 2018–19 season.^[3]

Melbourne Victory

On 4 June 2019, Barnett joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year contract.^[4] Barnett made 47 appearances for Melbourne Victory in all competitions. After three-and-a-half seasons at Melbourne Victory, the club announced they had agreed to mutually terminate his contract.^[5]

Adelaide United

On 8 February 2023, Adelaide United announced they signed Barnett on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[6]

Honours

Brisbane Roar

• National Youth League: 2018–19^[7]

Melbourne Victory

• FFA Cup: 2021

Personal life

He is the son of former West Adelaide NSL player Michael Barnett.^{[8] [9]}