| Luca Barrington | |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 2004 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, left winger |
| Currentclub: | Grimsby Town (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Youthyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Grimsby Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 11:02, 28 October 2024 (UTC) |
Luca Barrington (born 12 December 2004) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for team Grimsby Town on loan from the academy of club Brighton & Hove Albion.
A product of the Manchester City academy, he joined the club at six years-old.[1] He signed a professional contract with City in the summer of 2022,[2] having scored ten goals in 22 appearances to help them win the Under-18 Premier League during the 2021–22 season.[3]
Barrington signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2022, agreeing a three-year contract.[4] He began training with the first-team squad during the 2023–24 season.[5] He was included in the Brighton first team match-day squads for Premier League matches in December 2023.[6] [7] In May 2024, Barrington won Player of the Tournament in the 2024 HKFC Soccer Sevens tournament, which Brighton U21s won for the first time.[8]
On 6 August 2024, Barrington joined EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal.[9] He made his first appearance for the club off the bench in Grimsby's first league match away to Fleetwood Town.[10]
Barrington scored his first senior goal in the 3–2 victory over Carlisle United on 28 September 2024.[11]
Described as two footed, and able to impact play from either flank.[12] He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2021, who also notes his ability to dribble.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |||