Corey Barnes is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

, as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

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Career

Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Barnes made his senior debut at the age of 16 for Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 on 3 March 2009, against Notts County

Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

. Despite his youth, the performance of Barnes was complimented by manager Dave Penney.

Barnes turned professional in the summer of 2010.

In September 2010, he joined Whitby Town

Whitby Town F.C.

Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football...

 on a month's loan, where he played seven games in the Northern Premier League Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division

The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...

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Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...	2008–09	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10 2009–10 Darlington F.C. season The 2009–10 season is Darlington Football Clubs 81st season in the Football League and their 18th consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, currently called Football League Two...	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	2010–11 2010–11 Darlington F.C. season The 2010–11 season is Darlington Football Clubs 82nd season of professional football, and the first outside of the Football League since 1989–90.-Squad:-Conference National:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0