Ross Barkley is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aston Villa, on loan from Chelsea, and the England national team. Barkley is of Nigerian descent through his father and bears his mother’s maiden name instead of his father’s name, Effanga. He played for England at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was selected in Roy Hodgson’s 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016. He signed for Chelsea in 2018 and won the FA Cup in 2018.
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Ross Barkley is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aston Villa, on loan from Chelsea, and the England national team. Barkley began his professional career at Everton in 2010. After loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United he became a regular in their team, playing 179 total games and scoring 27 goals for Everton. Barkley made his full international debut in 2013. He played for England at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was selected in Roy Hodgson’s 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 but did not appear in any of England’s matches. He signed for Chelsea in 2018 and won the FA Cup in 2018. Barkley is of Nigerian descent through his father and bears his mother’s maiden name instead of his father’s name, Effanga. He has been compared to Michael Ballack, Paul Gascoigne and Wayne Rooney. In May 2017, Everton manager Ronald Koeman issued an ultimatum to Barkley stating that if he was not signing a new contract, despite being offered an extension by the club, he would be sold in the summer. Barkley signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in December 2011.
He scored his first goal for the club on the opening day in a 2–2 draw against Norwich City, and was later named man of the match. In March, Barkley scored a superb solo goal against Newcastle United in which he ran from his own half to net the opener in a 3–0 victory. On 18 April 2014, he was named as one of the six players on the shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Barkley scored 6 goals in 34 Premier League matches throughout the season, including a goal against Manchester City on 3 May which BBC Sport described as ‘spectacular’ and was awarded goal of the season at Everton’s end of year awards. He started the 2015–16 season with two goals in Everton’s first two league matches. Barkley started the first season of the 2016–17 season with Aston Villa. In December 2015, he scored a goal in a 4–0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the third round of the Football League Cup. On 29 July 2014, Barkley signed new contract with Everton, keeping him at the club until 2018.
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