1. Barry Ryan Bannan was born on 1 December 1989 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for and captains EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
28 Facts About Barry Bannan
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Barry Bannan joined Celtic's youth academy in 2002; he was 14 when he chose to accept a trial offer from Aston Villa.
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In November 2008, Barry Bannan was named "Young Player of the Month" by local radio station BBC WM, the first Villa player to win the award twice.
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Barry Bannan joined Championship side Derby County on loan for one month in March 2009.
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In February 2010, Barry Bannan was one of three players, along with Ishmel Demontagnac and Neal Eardley, disciplined by Ian Holloway, when they were seen out at a nightclub two days previously in Blackpool following the home defeat to Leicester City.
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Barry Bannan came on for the final two minutes at Wembley as Blackpool won the Championship play-off final against Cardiff City and secured promotion to the Premier League.
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Barry Bannan scored his first goal for Villa in a Europa league qualifier against Rapid Vienna.
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Barry Bannan was given a run of games in the first team by manager Gerard Houllier due to the absence of many first-team players through injury.
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Barry Bannan made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Preston North End.
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Barry Bannan was recalled from his loan spell at Leeds on 28 April 2011.
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Barry Bannan scored his first goal in the Premier League for Villa with a 57th-minute penalty against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 25 September 2011.
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Barry Bannan signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace on 2 September 2013, for an undisclosed fee.
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Barry Bannan was signed by Ian Holloway, with whom he had worked at Blackpool.
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On 2 February 2015, transfer deadline day, Barry Bannan joined Championship club Bolton Wanderers on loan for the duration of the season as part of the deal that saw Lee Chung-yong join Crystal Palace.
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On 31 August 2015, Barry Bannan signed a one-year deal with Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.
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Barry Bannan was nominated for EFL League One Player of the Season alongside Aaron Collins and Jonson Clarke-Harris.
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Barry Bannan played for the Scotland under-21 team in their first five games of the 2011 UEFA Under-21 qualification campaign.
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Barry Bannan scored his first goal for the under 21s in a win against Austria that earned qualification for the play-offs.
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On 11 November 2010, Barry Bannan received his first call up to the senior squad for the friendly against Faroe Islands.
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Barry Bannan made his debut for the Scotland national team against Faroe Islands on 16 November 2010.
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Barry Bannan's performance prompted manager Craig Levein to call him a future star of Scottish football.
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Barry Bannan was then called up to the Scotland squad to face Brazil in March 2011.
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Barry Bannan made his first competitive start for Scotland in Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania in September 2011.
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Barry Bannan was named man-of-the-match and got a standing ovation from the Hampden Park crowd after setting up the winning goal.
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Barry Bannan is primarily a central midfielder but can play as a winger.
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The former Manchester United midfielder stated that Barry Bannan "is in the mould of the best midfielders in the world", and said "I'm talking about Xavi, Iniesta and Paul Scholes".
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Barry Bannan claimed that former Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill had doubts over his ability due to his size.
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Barry Bannan was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, to James and Kathleen Barry Bannan, who now live in Coatbridge.