Colby Barnett
.jpg) Barnett in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colby Lynn Barnett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 13, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Alamitos, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Strikers FC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Southern California Blues SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Santa Clara Broncos | 82 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 25 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2025 | |||
Colby Lynn Barnett (born February 13, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. She played college soccer for the Santa Clara Broncos.
Early life
[edit]Barnett played club soccer for Strikers FC from 2017 to 2018 and for Blues SC from 2018 to 2020.[2]
College career
[edit]In 2021, Barnett began attending Santa Clara University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[3] She made her collegiate debut on August 19, 2021 against the San Jose State Spartans.[4] At the end of her first season, she was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.[5] In 2022, she was named to the All-WCC Second Team and All-West Region Second Team.[3] In 2023, she was named to the All-ECC Second Team, the All-West Region First Team and was a WCC All-Academic honorable mention.[3]
Ahead of her senior season in 2024, Barnett was named to the WCC All-Preseason Team and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.[6][7] At the end of the season, she was named to the WCC All-First Team, WCC All-Academic Team, and All-West Region First Team.[8][9][10] Over her four seasons with Santa Clara, she scored six goals while adding 20 assists, in 82 appearances.[11]
Club career
[edit]In January 2025, Barnett signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.[12][13] On May 17, 2025, she scored her first NSL goal, in a 1-0 victory over Halifax Tides FC.[14][15][16] In July 2025, she signed an extension with the club through the 2027 season.[17] At the end of the 2025 season, she was named to the league's Team of the Season.[18]
International career
[edit]Barnett attended six training camps with the United States U15.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025 Undergraduate Commencement Booklet" (PDF). Santa Clara University. p. 25. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the Future of Women's Soccer: Colby Barnett". Santa Clara Broncos. November 16, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Colby Barnett Santa Clara profile". Santa Clara Broncos.
- ↑ "No. 2 Women's Soccer Posts Commanding Win Over San Jose State". San Jose State Spartans. August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "No. 12 Women's Soccer Has Eight Named All-WCC". Santa Clara Broncos. November 11, 2021.
- ↑ "No. 22 Women's Soccer Picked to Win WCC; Three Named Preseason All-Conference". Santa Clara Broncos. August 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Barnett and Menti Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List". Santa Clara Broncos. August 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Soccer Has Big Showing With WCC Awards". Santa Clara Broncos. November 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Six Women's Soccer Players Honored for Academic Work by WCC". Santa Clara Broncos. November 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Four Women's Soccer Players Named All-West Region". Santa Clara Broncos. December 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Colby Barnett Signs Pro Contract With Toronto AFC". Santa Clara Broncos. January 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Cathro, Barnett sign with AFC Toronto, bringing NSL team roster to 18". Toronto Star. January 30, 2025.
- ↑ "AFC Toronto Signs Californian Midfielder Colby Barnett". AFC Toronto. January 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Colby Barnett's early goal lifts AFC Toronto past Halifax Tides 1-0 in NSL". CBC Sports. May 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AFC Toronto blank Halifax Tides 1-0 thanks to Colby Barnett's first NSL goal". Waking the Red. May 17, 2025.
- ↑ Bashir, Raheem Farhan (May 19, 2025). "Colby Barnett Continues to Deliver in A 1-0 AFC Toronto Win". RB Sports.
- ↑ "AFC Toronto extends Barnett through 2027". TSN. July 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Ottawa Rapid forward DB Pridham completes near sweep of Northern Super League awards". Times Colonist. October 31, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Colby Barnett at Soccerway