Harvey Barnes

Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Barnes joined Leicester City at the age of nine before signing his first professional contract as well as making his first appearance for the club in 2016. He had loan spells with Milton Keynes Dons, Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion. He won the FA Community Shield with Leicester in 2021 before departing for Newcastle United in 2023.

At international level, Barnes has represented England at youth level, including winning the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut for the England senior team in 2020.

Harvey Lewis Barnes was born on 9 December 1997 in Burnley, Lancashire, and brought up in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire. He is the son of former professional footballer Paul Barnes. Both of his maternal grandparents were born in Scotland. In 2009, Barnes played for Greenfield Primary School in the Leicestershire & Rutland Schools Football Association competition known as The Rice Bowl. After leaving Greenfield, he attended Leysland High School and Countesthorpe College.

Barnes is a product of the Leicester Academy, which he joined on 8 June 2007 at the age of nine. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 25 June 2016 and on 7 December made his debut for the first team as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 defeat away to Porto in the UEFA Champions League. During the first half of the 2016–17 Premier League 2 season for Leicester City U23, Barnes scored five goals and provided assists for five others.

On 20 January 2017, Barnes joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. A day later, Barnes scored on his home debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Chuks Aneke in a 5–3 win over Northampton Town. Barnes followed his debut goal with another goal a week later, on 28 January, scoring in a 4–0 away win over rivals Peterborough United.

On 2 May 2017, after impressing with six goals in 21 appearances for the club, he was awarded Milton Keynes Dons' Young Player of the Year 2016–17 award.

On 21 July 2017, Barnes signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Leicester until June 2021.