Joselpho Barnes

Joselpho Barnes

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-12-12) 12 December 2001
Place of birth	Oberhausen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sint-Truiden
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2012	SpVgg Ingelbach
2012–2013	SpVgg Lautzert
2013–2014	VfL Leverkusen
2014–2015	SV Bergisch Gladbach 09
2015–2016	Fortuna Köln
2016–2020	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Schalke 04 II	11	(0)
2021	Virton	0	(0)
2021–2023	Riga FC	29	(7)
2023–	Sint-Truiden	24	(1)
International career‡
2021	Ghana U20	5	(1)
2021	Ghana U23	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Joselpho Barnes (born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Belgian club Sint-Truiden. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Ghana.

Club career

Barnes is a youth product of SpVgg Ingelbach, SpVgg Lautzert, VfL Leverkusen, SV Bergisch Gladbach 09, SC Fortuna Köln before finishing his youth development at Schalke 04. He began his senior career with Schalke 04 II in 2020, but left the club in June 2021 after they could not agree on a contract extension.

Barnes shortly after joined the Belgian club Virton on trial, but after a short period moved to the Latvian club Riga FC. Having scored 7 goals and providing 4 assists in 29 games in Latvia, he transferred back to Belgium with Sint-Truiden on 30 June 2023 for two years.

International career

Born in Germany, Barnes is of Ghanaian descent. He opted to represent Ghana internationally, and played for the Ghana U20s as they won the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Barnes is the son of the Ghana international footballer Sebastian Barnes.

Honours

Ghana U20

• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2021

External links

• Joselpho Barnes at Soccerway