Kayleigh Barton

Kayleigh Anne Marie Barton (née Green; born 22 March 1988) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic and the Wales national team.

Kayleigh Barton

Kayleigh Green in February 2019
Personal information
Full name	Kayleigh Anne Marie Barton[1]
Date of birth	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
000?–2016	Cardiff City
2016–2018	Yeovil Town	29	(1)
2017	→ Chieti Calcio Femminile (loan)	5	(1)
2018–2023	Brighton & Hove Albion	62	(7)
2023–	Charlton Athletic	28	(8)
International career‡
2012–	Wales	80	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024

Barton began her career with Cardiff City, before joining Yeovil Town in 2016. She spent time on loan with Italian side Chieti Calcio Femminile in 2017.

Early life

Barton was born in Cardiff, growing up in the Llanedeyrn area of the city. She is one of four children born to her parents, Dave and Cathy Sellwood. She has three brothers.^[2] She played football as a teenager but gave up playing on a regular basis at the age of 16, working several different jobs. Barton worked at branches of Tesco and Morrisons, in a call centre and studied plumbing in college.^[2][3]

Club career

Barton decided to return to playing senior football in 2012, joining Cardiff City. She joined Yeovil Town in 2016 and spent time on loan with Italian team Chieti Calcio Femminile during her time there, making five appearances for the Serie B side.^[4] In 2018, Barton joined FA WSL 1 club Brighton & Hove Albion upon the expiration of her contract with Yeovil.^[5][6] Barton had previously continued working full-time alongside her playing career prior to joining Brighton.^[3]

2020–21 season

On 18 October 2020, Barton was seen to be awarded 2 yellow cards in a 2–2 away draw at Everton by referee Lucy Oliver but was not sent off. Toffees boss Willie Kirk told BBC Sport, "It's frustrating the referee made that mistake."^[7][8]

Charlton Athletic

On 19 July 2023, Barton was announced at Charlton on a one year contract.^[9]

International career

Barton made her debut for the Wales women's national football team in 2012 against Norway.^[10]

Barton was named in the Wales squad for the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup.^[11] She scored against Finland in the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup on 2 March 2016, scoring in the 34th minute.^[12]

Barton was named in the Wales squad for the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup as a centre-forward.^[13] Wales manager Jayne Ludlow moved Barton from her usual position as a defender to play as a centre-forward for a match against Finland, in which she scored.^[2]

Barton was part of the Wales squad that were runners-up in the 2023 Pinatar Cup.^[14]

On 19 October 2024, Barton was called up to the Wales side for European qualifying play offs.^[15]

Personal life

Green said in a 2022 interview that she will marry her former Brighton teammate Kirsty Barton; they had their wedding the next year.^[16][17] On 10 February 2024, it was announced that Green would go by Kayleigh Barton going forwards.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024

Some entries may be missing or incomplete due to lack of historical statistics.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City Ladies	2016
Total
Yeovil Town	2016–17
	2017–18
Total
Chieti Calcio Femminile (Loan)	2017
Total
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19
	2019–20
	2020–21
	2021–22
	2022–23
Total
Charlton Athletic	2023–24	21
	2024–25	7|0|0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total
Career Total

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 March 2016	Athlítiko Kentro Zenon GSZ Stadium, Larnaka, Cyprus	Finland	1–1	2–2	Cyprus Women's Cup
2.	12 April 2016	Futbol Ortalığı BÏİK Main Field, Şımkent (Shymkent)), Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	0–1	0–4	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3.				0–2
4.	28 November 2017	Nogometni kamp Reprezentacije BiH, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–1	0–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.	28 February 2018	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaka, Cyprus	Finland	0–1	0–1	Cyprus Women's Cup
6.	7 March 2018	AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, Larnaka, Cyprus	Austria	1–1	1–1	Cyprus Women's Cup
7.	7 June 2018	Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.	12 June 2018	Newport Stadium, Newport, Wales	Russia	1–0	3–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.				2–0
10.	4 June 2019	Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	New Zealand	1–0	1–0	Friendly
11.	3 September 2019	Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales	Northern Ireland	2–1	2–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
12.	17 September 2021	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales	Kazakhstan	1–0	6–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.				4–0
14.	22 October 2021	Lendava Sports Park, Lendava, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–1	1–1
15.	26 November 2021	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales	Greece	2–0	5–0
16.	12 April 2022	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	0-1	0–3
17.	15 February 2023	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Philippines	1–0	1–0	2023 Pinatar Cup
18.	9 April 2024	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujevo, Kosovo	Kosovo	0–2	0–6	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B
19.	31 May 2024	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales	Ukraine	1–1 (P)	1–1
20.	4 June 2024	Stadion Respect Energy, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland	Ukraine	1–1 (P)	2–2
21.	12 July 2024	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia	Croatia	0–3 (P)	0–3

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
2. Sands, Katie (10 November 2019). "From Tesco to the top flight: How Kayleigh Green seized her second chance at stardom". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
3. Ruszkai, Amee (11 January 2020). "From quitting football in her 20s, to a first pro contract at 30: Green relishing Arsenal & Man Utd clashes". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
4. Jones, Jordan (16 June 2018). "Wales top scorer Kayleigh Green joins Brighton & Hove Albion". Y Clwb Pel-droed. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
5. Ellis, Callum (16 June 2018). "Versatile Welsh international Kayleigh Green signs for Brighton and Hove Albion". Exposport. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
6. "Albion manager Powell delighted to sign versatile Green from Yeovil". Eastbourne Herald. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
7. "Women's Super League: Everton 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion – Willie Kirk baffled by card 'mix–up' – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
8. "WSL Trending: Two yellow cards = no red? Watch bizarre card mix–up in WSL – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
9. "DONE DEAL Kayleigh Green signs for Charlton". www.charltonafc.com.
10. "Kayleigh Green: Cardiff City Women and Wales defender joins Yeovil Town Ladies". BBC Sport. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
11. "Wales Names Squad for Cyprus Women's Cup 2016". Women's Soccer United. 18 February 2016.
12. "Wales vs Finland - 2 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
13. "Wales squad announced for Cyprus Cup". Football Association of Wales. 13 February 2018.
14. "Cymru Squad Announced For 2023 Pinatar Cup". Football Association of Wales. 8 February 2023.
15. "International call ups for Charlton Women". www.charltonafc.com.
16. Selby, Erik. "Brighton & Hove Albion Women's Football Club". BN1 Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
17. Green, Kayleigh. "On behalf of Mrs & Mrs Barton we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who shared our special day with us 👰🏼 👰🏻‍♀️ We had an incredible day and one we will cherish for the rest of our life 💕 #Mrs&MrsBarton #wife". Instagram. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
18. "Kayleigh Green to go by married name Kayleigh Barton". www.charltonafc.com.

External links

• Kayleigh Barton at Soccerway