Joey Barton

Joey Barton is a study in talent shadowed by turbulence, a fiercely combative midfielder who logged 269 Premier League appearances, including 130 for Manchester City. The controversies on and off the pitch are well documented, but to me they are inseparable from the raw intensity that made him watchable in the first place. Since hanging up his boots he has managed Bristol Rovers and reinvented himself as an outspoken pundit and writer. He is undeniably divisive, but there is something disarming about a man so unwilling to soften his edges or play it safe. Love him or loathe him, Barton never bores.

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Name (English)

Joey Barton

Name (Japanese)

ジョーイ・バートン

Reading

じょーい・ばーとん

Born

September 2, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Huyton, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / journalist / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

High school

St Thomas Becket Catholic High School

Awards & achievements

• British Sports Book Awards

• Official sitehttp://www.joeybarton.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joey7bartonofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/Joey7Barton
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20Barton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202329

Tags

• association football player
• journalist
• association football coach

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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