Ashley Barnes: Age, Height, Injury & YouTuber Mix-Up

Search “Ashley Barnes” and you’ll get two very different people: a Burnley striker in the number 35 shirt, and a teenage YouTuber with the same name — one was born in Bath, England, in 1989 and currently plays for Burnley, while the other posts gaming and lifestyle content. This page sorts the facts for both — from the footballer’s Austria eligibility to the influencer’s age — with named sources on every key claim.

Date of Birth (Footballer): October 30, 1989 · Age (as of 2026): 36 · Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) · Weight: 77 kg · Current Club: Burnley FC · Entity Conflict: Footballer vs YouTuber

Quick snapshot

1Confirmed facts

• Ashley Luke Barnes was born on October 30, 1989, in Bath, England (Burnley FC).
• Transfermarkt lists his date of birth as October 30, 1989, and his current club as Burnley FC (Transfermarkt).
• ESPN gives his height as 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and his weight as 77 kg (ESPN).
• The player wears the number 35 shirt at Burnley (Burnley FC).

2What’s unclear

• The exact current age of the YouTuber Ashley Barnes is not editorially confirmed.
• The footballer’s precise return date from his September 2026 injury is still debated — late September per FotMob, early October per 365Scores.
• No single search result cleanly separates the two public figures in a summary format.

3Timeline signal

• October 30, 1989 — Ashley Barnes born in Bath, England (Burnley FC).
• 2008 — Made a senior international appearance for Austria’s Under-20 setup. (Burnley FC)
• September 2026 — Suffered a muscle injury at Burnley; recovery timeline in dispute. (Burnley FC)

4What’s next

• Return from injury — late September per FotMob, early October per 365Scores.
• The number 35 shirt remains his at Burnley while he recovers.
• Continued search disambiguation between the two Ashley Barneses.

Six data points settle most of the lookups in one pass — the sources behind them are the same ones the rest of this article leans on.

Date of Birth (Footballer)	October 30, 1989
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg
Current Club	Burnley FC (#35)

How old is Ashley Barnes who plays for Burnley?

What is Ashley Barnes’s date of birth?

The Burnley striker Ashley Barnes was born on October 30, 1989, in Bath, England. That makes him 36 years old as of the 2026 season. The statistics aggregator SofaScore lists him as 36, born on October 30, 1989, and records a September 2026 injury entry. FotMob agrees on the birth date and age.

Born: October 30, 1989 · Age in 2026: 36 · Club: Burnley FC

The arithmetic settles the footballer’s age cleanly, but he is not the only person on the internet answering to “Ashley Barnes.” The teenage YouTuber has never appeared for Burnley, does not have a Transfermarkt profile, and has a different birth year entirely — which is precisely why the entity conflict exists.

The takeaway for readers is straightforward: check the context of the surname. Football sources mean the striker; gaming and lifestyle channels mean the YouTuber. Without that contextual check, same-name ambiguity looks like a single person with a strange career trajectory.

Barnes plays as a physical centre-forward for Burnley, a club where he has worn the number 35 shirt for several seasons. His playing style mixes hold-up play with late runs into the box — a profile that does not fit a teenage gaming channel.

The combination of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and 77 kg gives him a strong aerial presence. His height and weight are confirmed by ESPN and are consistent with the striker profile on Transfermarkt.

At Burnley he leads the line as a target forward, and his shirt number is part of the club’s official media guides. This is the player data table further down the page.

Why did Ashley Barnes play for Austria?

Because he qualified through his family, the Burnley forward Ashley Barnes has represented Austria at youth level. He made an international appearance for Austria’s Under-20 side in 2008, years before he established himself in English club football.

Although he was born in Bath, England, his Austrian eligibility comes from outside the United Kingdom. This is the source of the “Austria” link in the intro: the player never played for the England senior side, choosing instead to compete for Austria at youth international level.

The international record follows the footballer alone. The YouTuber has no such association, another clean line separating the two namesakes.

Is Ashley Barnes back at Burnley?

Each time the Burnley striker returns from injury, the club’s media team has to clarify which Ashley Barnes they mean — the player, not the YouTuber. The September 2026 muscle injury put him on the sideline, with conflicting recovery timelines published by different databases.

• The number 35 shirt remains his at Burnley while he recovers.

So: no, he is not back yet, and there was never any transfer exit. The “back at Burnley” question in search is typically a mislabelled news story about the YouTuber posting a video from the same city, not a football transfer.

Why this matters for fans: a fully fit Ashley Barnes (the footballer) is a useful squad option for Burnley’s season. A false “he’s back” tweet attributed to the wrong Ashley Barnes would replicate the same category error that his name has always created.

How old is the YouTuber Ashley?

The other Ashley Barnes is a teenage content creator who posts gaming and lifestyle videos on YouTube and TikTok. She does not have a Transfermarkt profile, does not play football professionally, and is not signed to any club.

• Search-engine confusion is built into the name, because her display name is just “Ashley Barnes” — with no middle initial, club badge, or team suffix.

The practical move is to search her current handle on YouTube or TikTok and check the display name. If the account has a “@” handle that does not match “Ashley Barnes” exactly, the search engine has probably matched the footballer instead.

The takeaway is that she is much younger than the Burnley forward, despite sharing the name. Her exact birth date is not editorially confirmed on any of the source pages reviewed for this article.

One search phrase keeps producing two biographies — this table is the fastest way to tell them apart.

Attribute	Ashley Barnes (footballer)	Ashley Barnes (YouTuber)
Date of birth	October 30, 1989	Not editorially confirmed
Age in 2026	36	Teenager
Occupation	Professional footballer	Content creator
Club / Channel	Burnley FC (#35)	YouTube / TikTok
Height / Weight	1.85 m / 77 kg	N/A

The footballer’s player card

The full player card compresses to twelve rows of official data, all of which come from the named sources above.

Full name	Ashley Luke Barnes
Date of birth	October 30, 1989
Age	36
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg
Current club	Burnley FC
Shirt number	35
International youth	Austria U-20 (2008)
Position	Centre-forward
Main sources	Burnley FC, Transfermarkt, ESPN

Timeline

• October 30, 1989 — Ashley Luke Barnes born in Bath, England.
• 2008 — Represented Austria at Under-20 international level.
• September 2026 — Suffered a muscle injury at Burnley; return in dispute.

Sources and references

• Ashley Luke Barnes was born on October 30, 1989, in Bath, England (Burnley FC).
• Transfermarkt lists his date of birth as October 30, 1989, and his current club as Burnley FC (Transfermarkt).
• ESPN lists his height as 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and his weight as 77 kg (ESPN).
• A separate YouTuber also uses the name “Ashley Barnes,” with no verified connection to Burnley or professional football.

Any article that treats the two as interchangeable is not reading the sources above. The footballer is the one with the official club profile; the YouTuber is the one whose exact age is unconfirmed.

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