Harvey Barnes

Leicester City

Youth career

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.

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons

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.

Loan to Barnsley and recall

On 11 August 2017, Barnes joined Championship club Barnsley on a season-long loan. The following day, he made his debut for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–2 home defeat to Ipswich Town. He scored his first goal for Barnsley against Sunderland on 26 August 2017. On 1…

Barnes was called up for the England national under-20 team for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, in a squad that was made up of players from a number of age groups, with another under-20 team also playing at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his debut on 29 May 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Angola in England's opening group match. He made his first start in England's next match on 1 June, in which he scored twice in a 7–1 win over Cuba. On 10 June, Barnes scored his penalty kick in a penalty shoot-out in the final against the Ivory Coast, which England won 5–3 after a 1–1 draw. He finished the tournament as joint top scorer, along with teammate George Hirst and Angola's Chico Banza, with four goals. Barnes played five of England's seven matches in the 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League, which the team finished as runners-up. He finished his under-20 career with 10 appearances, which were earned between 2017 and 2018, and six goals. Barnes received his first call-up for the England under-21s in May 2018 for the 2018 Toulon Tournament, although he was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury. He made his debut for the under-21s on 16 October when starting England's 2–0 away win over Scotland in 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. He was named in England's squad for the 2019 European Under-21 Championship in May 2019, and made one appearance at the tournament, in which England were eliminated at the group stage. Between 2018 and 2019,…

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 27 March 2026

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.