Abubakr Barry

Abubakr Barry
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 32
Youth career
Superstars Academy
2018–2019 Maccabi Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 7 (1)
2020–2021 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 24 (1)
2021–2022 Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon 30 (3)
2022–2023 Hapoel Kfar Saba 31 (0)
2023–2024 Bnei Yehuda 32 (9)
2024–2026 Austria Wien 58 (5)
2026– Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
International career‡
2024– Gambia 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:01, 16 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Abubakr Barry (born 2 July 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Gambia national team.

Career

A youth product of the Gambian club Superstars Academy, Barry moved to Israel in 2018 with Maccabi Haifa where he finished his development.[2] From 2019 to 2024, he played for various Israeli clubs in the Liga Leumit, with successive spells at Hapoel Nof HaGalil, Hapoel Kfar Shalem, Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon, Hapoel Kfar Saba, and Bnei Yehuda.[3] In his last season in Israel for 2023–24, he scored nine goals and had four assists in 32 league matches. On 29 July 2024, he transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga club Austria Wien on a two-year contract.[4]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 29 June 2026, Barry completed a permanent transfer to Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, signing a three-year contract running until 2029. The deal was valued at approximately €3 million, with an additional €250,000 in performance-related bonuses.[5]

International career

Barry was called up to the Gambia national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2025.[6]

Personal life

Barry is the brother of Hamza Barry who is also a professional footballer.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Nof HaGalil 2019–20 Liga Leumit 7120——91
Hapoel Kfar Shalem 2020–21 Liga Leumit 24130——271
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon 2021–22 Liga Leumit 303———303
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2022–23 Liga Leumit 31020——330
Bnei Yehuda 2023–24 Liga Leumit 32910——339
Austria Wien 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 301502[a]1—372
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 284104[a]0—334
Total 5856061—706
Red Bull Salzburg 2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 30103[b]0—70
Career total 18519150910020920
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202420
202560
202610
Total90

References

  1. ↑ "דואגת לעתיד: מכבי חיפה הנחיתה למבחנים את אחיו הצעיר של חמזה בארי - וואלה ספורט". וואלה. 22 November 2018.
  2. ↑ חיפה, מערכת ספורט רדיו (5 December 2018). "אבובאקר בארי חתם בקבוצת הנוער של מכבי חיפה". רדיו חיפה - 107.5FM.
  3. ↑ "רשמית: בארי אבובאקר חתם בבני יהודה". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "אבובאקר בארי חתם לשנתיים באוסטריה וינה". ONE - מספר אחת בספורט. 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Manneh, Foday (29 June 2026). "'Time for magic' — agent on Abubakr Barry joining RB Salzburg on three-year deal". Footy-Africa. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "ohnathan McKinstry this afternoon announced his 24-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Ivory Coast". Facebook. Gambia Football Federation. 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Abubakr Barry: «My dream is to win a trophy with Austria Vienna»".
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