Midfielder · #6
R. Barkley
AGE32
BORN5 Dec 1993
HEIGHT189 cm
WEIGHT76 kg
NATIONALITYEngland
BIRTHPLACELiverpool, England
SEASONS9
AVAILABILITYKnockOut since 28 Jul 2025 · return date not confirmedOUT
Premier League
Season stats
APPS2
MINUTES152
RATING6.80
GOALS0
ASSISTS0
SHOTS1
KEY PASSES4
PASS %87%
TACKLES3
DUELS WON10
DRIBBLES2
N4 SKILL RATINGS
Skills
69OVERALL
Midfielder · Vision · vs midfielders in Premier League
N4's own ratings: each skill is this player's rank among players in the same position in this league this season. Not an official rating.
CAREER
Season by season
| SEASON | CLUB | COMP | APPS | MIN | GOALS | AST | RTG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 |  Aston Villa | Premier League | 7 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Aston Villa | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 7.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Aston Villa | UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 21 | 865 | 3 | 1 | 6.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Aston Villa | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 20 | 566 | 3 | 1 | 6.83 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Aston Villa | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 |  Aston Villa U21 | EFL Trophy | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 |  Luton | Premier League | 32 | 2622 | 5 | 4 | 7.16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Luton | FA Cup | 4 | 346 | 0 | – | 6.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Luton | League Cup | 1 | 30 | 0 | – | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 |  Nice | Ligue 1 | 27 | 921 | 4 | 2 | 6.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Nice | Coupe de France | 1 | 65 | 0 | – | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Nice | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 80 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 |  Chelsea | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Chelsea | Premier League | 6 | 176 | 1 | – | 7.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Chelsea | League Cup | 3 | 157 | 0 | – | 7.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 96 | 0 | – | 7.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Chelsea | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 70 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 24 | 1537 | 3 | 1 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 |  England | Euro Championship | 6 | 419 | 4 | 3 | 8.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea | Premier League | 2 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 1 | – | 8.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | Premier League | 21 | 1104 | 1 | 4 | 6.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | Club Friendlies | 6 | 314 | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 5 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 7.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 161 | 0 | – | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 1 | – | 7.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Chelsea | UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | 6.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | Premier League | 27 | 1241 | 3 | 5 | 6.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | UEFA Europa League | 12 | 805 | 2 | 1 | 7.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | League Cup | 5 | 396 | 0 | – | 6.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | England | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 364 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 3 | 193 | 0 | – | 6.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | International Champions Cup | 3 | 155 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Chelsea | Club Friendlies | 1 | 77 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 273 | 14,359 | 44 | 27 |
FORM
Recent matches
TRANSFERS
Moves & transfer history
- Luton → Aston Villa1 Jul 2024€ 5.9M
- Nice → Luton9 Aug 2023FREE
- Chelsea → Nice5 Sept 2022N/A
- Aston Villa → Chelsea3 Jul 2021N/A
- Chelsea → Aston Villa30 Sept 2020LOAN
- Everton → Chelsea5 Jan 2018€ 16.9M
Leeds → Everton12 Feb 2013N/A
Everton → Leeds11 Jan 2013LOAN- Sheffield Wednesday → Everton19 Nov 2012N/A
Everton → Sheffield Wednesday14 Sept 2012LOAN
AVAILABILITY
Injury & absence history
- Knock28 Jul 2025 → ongoing
- Calf Injury11 Jan 2025 → 4 Apr 2025
- Knock1 Nov 2024 → 22 Nov 2024
- Calf Injury12 May 2024 → 30 Jun 2024
- Thigh Injury16 Sept 2023 → 6 Oct 2023
- Illness29 May 2023 → 30 Jun 2023
- Thigh Injury21 Jul 2022 → 13 Aug 2022
- Illness27 Apr 2022 → 6 May 2022
- Illness11 Apr 2022 → 19 Apr 2022
- Hamstring22 Nov 2020 → 19 Jan 2021
HONOURS
Trophies won
2× WINNERFIFA Intercontinental Cup2022
2× WINNERUEFA Super Cup2021
2× WINNERUEFA Europa League2018/2019
2× WINNERFA Cup2017/2018
Also 14 runner-up finishes.