Paddy Barrett

For other uses, see Patrick Barrett (disambiguation).

Patrick Barrett (born 22 July 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.

Paddy Barrett

Barrett with FC Cincinnati in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Barrett
Date of birth	(1993-07-22) 22 July 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Waterford, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Shelbourne
Number	29
Youth career
2010	Aberdeen
2010–2013	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Dundee United	0	(0)
2013	→ Waterford (loan)	11	(0)
2014	Waterford	17	(3)
2014	Galway United	11	(1)
2015–2017	Dundalk	42	(3)
2017	→ Waterford (loan)	4	(0)
2018	FC Cincinnati	16	(1)
2019–2020	Indy Eleven	41	(2)
2021	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	0	(0)
2021–2022	St Patrick's Athletic	30	(0)
2023–	Shelbourne	57	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2025

Career

From 2013 to 2017, Barrett played for a variety of Irish clubs. On 17 November 2017 Barrett signed to FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League to play in the 2018 season.^[1] He made his professional debut for the club in a regular season away match against Indy Eleven on 2 May 2018.^[2]

St Patrick's Athletic

2021 Season

On 23 February 2021 Barrett returned to Ireland, signing for St Patrick's Athletic, managed by his former captain at Dundalk, Stephen O'Donnell.^[3] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw away to Shamrock Rovers in a Dublin derby on 19 March 2021.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 July 2021 in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup, curling his shot into the top corner from 25 yards.^[5] On 28 November 2021 Barrett was in the starting XI in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.^[6]

2022 Season

Despite offers from other clubs and rumours of a return to Dundalk following former head coach Stephen O'Donnell, Barrett committed his future to the club by signing a long term deal stating on the club's website, "There was plenty of interest and a lot of things I had to weigh up on holidays. I loved my first year at Pat's, it's the club where I've been at my happiest from a personal point of view, both on the field and off the field. I really enjoyed last year, and it's not something I wanted to move away from."^[7][8] Barrett struggled with injuries and fitness throughout the season which resulted in just 3 appearances in all competitions over the season before on 12 December 2022, it was announced that Barrett had left the club by mutual consent.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2011–12	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	—		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	—		0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Waterford (loan)	2013	LOI First Division	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
Waterford	2014		17	3	1	0	1	1	—		0[d]	0	19	4
	Total		28	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	4
Galway United	2014	LOI First Division	11	1	—		—		—		—		11	1
Dundalk	2015	LOI Premier Division	11	0	4	2	3	2	0[e]	0	4[f]	0	22	4
	2016		16	3	5	1	1	0	7[g]	0	3[h]	1	32	5
	2017		15	0	—		2	0	1[e]	0	2[i]	0	20	0
	Total		42	3	9	3	6	2	8	0	9	1	74	9
Waterford (loan)	2017	LOI First Division	4	0	1	0	—		—		—		5	0
FC Cincinnati	2018	USL Championship	16	1	1	0	—		—		2[j]	0	19	1
Indy Eleven	2019	USL Championship	28	1	2	0	—		—		3[k]	0	33	1
	2020		13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	Total		41	2	2	0	—		—		5	0	46	2
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2021	Cambodian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
St Patrick's Athletic	2021	LOI Premier Division	28	0	4	1	—		—		—		32	1
	2022[11]		2	0	1	0	—		0[l]	0	0[m]	0	3	0
	Total		30	0	5	1	—		0	0	0	0	35	1
Shelbourne	2023[12]	LOI Premier Division	26	2	1	0	—		—		0[f]	0	27	2
	2024		31	0	0	0	—		4[n]	0	0[f]	0	35	0
	Total		57	2	1	0	—		4	0	0	0	62	2
Career total			229	12	20	4	7	3	12	0	14	1	282	20

1. Includes Scottish Cup, FAI Cup, U.S. Open Cup & Hun Sen Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup & League of Ireland Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the Munster Senior Cup
5. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
6. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
7. 6 appearances in the UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League
8. 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 2 appearances, 1 goal in the Leinster Senior Cup
9. 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
10. Appearances in the USL Playoffs
11. Appearances in the USL Playoffs
12. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
13. Appearances in the President of Ireland's Cup
14. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Club

Dundalk

• League of Ireland Premier Division (2): 2015, 2016
• FAI Cup (1): 2015
• EA Sports Cup (1): 2017
• President of Ireland's Cup (1): 2015
• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2015

Waterford

• League of Ireland First Division (1): 2017

FC Cincinnati

• USL Championship Eastern Conference (1): 2018

St Patrick's Athletic

• FAI Cup (1): 2021

Shelbourne

• League of Ireland Premier Division (1): 2024

Individual

• PFAI First Division Team of the Year (1): 2014