1. Giles Gordon Kirlue Barnes was born on 5 August 1988 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
32 Facts About Giles Barnes
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Giles Barnes is assistant head coach of Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League.
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Giles Barnes began his career with Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month in March 2007.
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Giles Barnes however opted to represent Jamaica at senior level, making his Reggae Boyz debut in March 2015 and representing them at the Copa America and CONCACAF Gold Cup later that year, helping them to the final of the latter event.
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Giles Barnes became a regular in the Derby team that won promotion to the Premier League, playing in 46 matches putting him behind only the club's player of the year Steve Howard in terms of appearances.
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Giles Barnes did not make a single appearance for the Cottagers due to fitness, but scored seven in eight reserve matches.
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Giles Barnes returned to Derby but sustained another injury in a pre-season friendly against Stoke City after a two footed lunge by Carl Dickinson, and was eventually released from his Derby contract on 11 December 2009.
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On 3 February 2010, Giles Barnes signed for West Bromwich Albion on an 18-month contract, with an option for a further one-year extension.
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On 25 May 2011 it was announced that Giles Barnes was being released by West Brom.
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Giles Barnes had not played any matches for the club since the arrival of manager Roy Hodgson in January 2011.
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On 4 August 2011, Giles Barnes signed a six-month contract with Doncaster Rovers following a successful trial at the club.
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Giles Barnes made a mixture of starts and substitute appearances at Rovers.
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On 6 January, Giles Barnes signed a four-month extension keeping at Doncaster until 5 May 2012.
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In May 2012, Giles Barnes was released by the club after the expiry of his contract.
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Giles Barnes signed with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo on 29 August 2012.
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Giles Barnes scored his first goal with the club in the CONCACAF Champions League against CD FAS of El Salvador on 20 September 2012.
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On 4 March 2016, Giles Barnes was appointed captain of the Houston Dynamo for the 2016 season.
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Giles Barnes was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 30 July 2016 in exchange for general allocation money and the MLS rights to Keyner Brown.
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The deal dictated that Houston will receive a percentage of any future transfer fees if Giles Barnes is loaned or transferred outside the league.
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Giles Barnes was traded to fellow MLS club Orlando City SC on 25 February 2017 in exchange for Brek Shea.
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Giles Barnes made his first appearance for Orlando against New York City FC on 5 March 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 11th minute after Kaka suffered a hamstring injury.
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Giles Barnes became a designated player after Orlando waived Bryan Rochez on 17 March 2017.
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Giles Barnes signed with Mexican club Leon on 9 January 2018.
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On 13 July 2018, Giles Barnes signed a six-month deal with MLS side Colorado Rapids.
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Giles Barnes was released by Colorado at the end of their 2018 season.
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Giles Barnes represented England at under-19 level in several friendly matches during 2006 and 2007.
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Giles Barnes was eligible to represent Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and in March 2014, he announced his intention to represent Jamaica at senior international level.
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In February 2015, Giles Barnes announced his FIFA paperwork had been submitted to play for Jamaica.
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On 15 February 2023, it was announced Giles Barnes had been appointed assistant head coach to Seb Hines at National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride.
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Giles Barnes had been brought in during the previous season while Hines had assumed the role on an interim basis.
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Giles Barnes is the older brother of the footballer Marcus Barnes.
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Giles Barnes holds a US green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.