{{short description|Irish association football player (born 2004)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Killian Barrett |fullname = Killian Robert Barrett<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/139b0850-8e5f-11f0-9802-f32ca28c8c68.pdf|title=EFL - Squad List 2025/26|publisher=English Football League |page=38 |accessdate=11 September 2025}}</ref> |birth_place = Sligo, Ireland |height = {{height|m=1.90}} |image = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|15|df=y}} |position = Goalkeeper |currentclub = Barrow |clubnumber = 32 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Ballisodare United |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = |years1 = |clubs1 = Hartley Wintney |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = |clubs2 = Woodley United |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 =2023–2024 |clubs3 = Binfield |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2024–2026 |clubs4 = Sheffield Wednesday |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |years5 =2024–2025 |clubs5 = → Solihull Moors (loan) |caps5 = 9 |goals5 = 0 |years6 =2025 |clubs6 = → Rochdale (loan) |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2025–2026 |clubs7 = → Boston United (loan) |caps7 = 3 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2026– |clubs8 = Barrow |caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0 |club-update = 16:13, 2 May 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Killian Robert Barrett''' (born 15 March 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{English football updater|Barrow}} club Barrow.<ref>{{cite web|title= Killian Barrett|accessdate=27 January 2025|website=Soccerway|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/killian-barrett/1005901/}}</ref>
==Early life== From Collooney in County Sligo, he attended Summerhill College and won a Connacht Schools senior cup title with the school in 2020.<ref name="contract2">{{cite web|title= Collooney’s Killian Barrett signs for Sheffield Wednesday|date=31 July 2024|url=https://www.oceanfm.ie/2024/07/31/collooneys-killian-barrett-signs-for-sheffield-wednesday/#|website=Oceanfm.ie|accessdate=27 January 2025}}</ref> He played youth football with Ballisodare United, and was part of the Sligo Leitrim Emerging Talent set-up, and then in Mayo's League of Ireland academy. In 2020, he moved to England at the age of 16 years old, having been offered a place at the iDFA Football and Education academy in Reading.<ref name="contract">{{cite web|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=27 January 2025|url= https://m.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/sport/soccer/the-route-that-took-sligos-killian-barrett-from-ballisodare-utd-to-sheffield-wednesday/a523555078.html?errorCode=0|title= The route that took Sligo’s Killian Barrett from Ballisodare Utd to Sheffield Wednesday|first=Jessica|last=Farry|date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Early career=== He played non-league football in England as a teenager for Hartley Wintney, Woodley United in the Combined Counties League and Binfield for whom he kept six clean sheets in 21 matches to help keep them in the South Central Division of the Isthmian League during the 2023-24 season, and won Supporters' Player of the Season.<ref name="contract"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/24491490.sheffield-wednesday-sign-keeper-berkshire-non-league-spell/?callback=in&code=M2JHMJY2OGMTODQ5NY0ZMMYXLWE1MGUTMJJMZWY2ZDHLNDU0&state=72034437d34b47ea9c2156a8f259c766|website=Reading Chronicle|accessdate=27 January 2025|first=James|last=Earnshaw|title= Sheffield Wednesday sign keeper after Berkshire non-league spell|date= 1 August 2024}}</ref>
===Sheffield Wednesday=== After a brief trial period, he signed for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Star|first=Joe|last=Crann|date=31 July 2024|title= Sheffield Wednesday complete goalkeeper signing as new arrival revealed|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-complete-goalkeeper-signing-as-new-arrival-revealed-4723803|accessdate=27 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://the72.co.uk/2024/07/31/sheffield-wednesday-sign-killian-barrett/#|website=the72.co.uk|title= Sheffield Wednesday make move for 20-year-old prospect|first=James|last=Ray|accessdate=27 January 2025|date=31 July 2024}}</ref> He was included on the substitutes bench for the Sheffield Wednesday first-team for the first time for their EFL Cup match against Brentford in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/who-is-killian-barrett-the-unknown-sheffield-wednesday-man-on-bench-v-brentford-4845199|website=The Star|title= Who is Killian Barrett? The unknown Sheffield Wednesday man on bench v Brentford|date=29 October 2024|first=Alex|last=Miller|accessdate=27 January 2025}}</ref> He joined National League club Solihull Moors on a short-term loan in December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://onefootball.com/en/news/sheffield-wednesday-talent-attracting-interest-from-league-one-clubs-40610423|date=24 January 2025|title=Sheffield Wednesday Talent Attracting Interest From League One Clubs|website=One Football|accessdate=27 January 2025}}</ref> After keeping two clean sheets in his first five matches his loan spell at Solihull Moors was extended for an extra month into 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://solihullobserver.co.uk/sport/football-solihull-moors-extend-goalkeeper-killian-barretts-loan-deal-for-another-month/|website=Solihull Observer|accessdate=27 January 2025|title= FOOTBALL - Solihull Moors extend goalkeeper Killian Barrett's loan deal for another month|first=Aaron|last=Sutcliffe|date=9 January 2025}}</ref> Later that season he featured on loan in the National league for Rochdale, playing for the club in the National League promotion play-offs in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-rochdale-killian-barrett-5131852#|website=The Star|accessdate=16 May 2025|title= Little-known Sheffield Wednesday keeper suffers heartache - but could make senior step-up|first= Alex |last=Miller|date=16 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oceanfm.ie/sport/killian-barrett-and-rochdale-secure-national-league-play-off-spot-464102|website=Oceanfm.ie|accessdate=16 May 2025|title= Killian Barrett and Rochdale secure National League play-off spot|first=Ronan |last=Flanagan|date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> On 15 November 2025, he joined Boston United on an initial one-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barrett joins Boston on loan |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2025/november/15/barrett-joins-boston-on-loan/ |access-date=15 November 2025 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=15 November 2025}}</ref> His loan was extended in December for another month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goalkeeper Barrett extends United loan |url=https://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/goalkeeper-barrett-extends-united-loan-2955755.html |access-date=16 December 2025 |publisher=Boston United FC |date=16 December 2025}}</ref>
===Barrow=== On 12 January 2026, Barrett joined League Two club Barrow, signing an 18-month contract, with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Killian joins the Bluebirds |url=https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2026/january/12/killian-joins-the-bluebirds/ |access-date=12 January 2026 |publisher=Barrow AFC |date=12 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgx5390px9o|title=Killian Barrett: Barrow sign Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper|date=January 12, 2026|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==Personal life== His father Adrian was a teacher at Summerhill College in Sligo whilst Barrett was a pupil there. After being scouted playing non-league football by Steve Coppell in Berkshire, he signed with football agent Stephen Hunt, a former player who played under Coppell for Reading.<ref name="contract2"/>
==International career== On 21 May 2025, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 side for their June friendly fixtures against Croatia U21 and Qatar U23 in Croatia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/latest/jim-crawford-names-under-21-squad-friendlies-croatia/|title=Jim Crawford names Under-21 squad for friendlies in Croatia|website=www.fai.ie}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|2 May 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Sheffield Wednesday |2024–25<ref name="2024/25">{{soccerbase season|167890|2022|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |2025–26<ref name="2025/26">{{soccerbase season|167890|2025|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |Solihul Moors (loan) |2024–25<ref name="2024/25"/> |National League |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- |Rochdale (loan) |2024–25<ref name="2024/25"/> |National League |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{Efn|Appearance in the National League play-offs.}}||0||10||0 |- |Boston United (loan) |2025–26<ref name="2025/26"/> |National League |3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1{{Efn|Appearance in the FA Trophy.}}||0||4||0 |- |Barrow |2025–26<ref name="2025/26"/> |League Two |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !22!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!24!!0 |} {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Authority control}} {{Barrow A.F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Killian}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Association footballers from County Sligo Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players Category:Boston United F.C. players Category:Barrow A.F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen