Hadji Barry


Hadji Barry is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

Career

Barry moved from Guinea to the United States in September 2006. He attended Greece Olympia High School where he played for the Greece Olympia Spartans with fellow competitive player, Ahmad Zaki Tawaf.
After spending two years at Monroe Community College in 2012 and 2013, Barry later went on to spend two further years in college at the University of Central Florida in 2014 and 2015.
Barry was drafted 13th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.
He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 against Real Salt Lake as a 77th-minute substitute.
He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016.
Barry signed with USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers on 15 January 2018.
On 18 December 2018, Barry joined Israeli Premier League side Ironi Kiryat Shmona on a -year deal.
Barry rejoined the USL Championship by signing with Ottawa Fury on July 30, 2019.
On 1 January 2020, Barry moved to USL Championship side North Carolina FC.

International career

Barry made his debut for the Guinea national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Ivory Coast on 18 November 2018.

Personal

Barry holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Barry became a U.S. Citizen on October 25, 2018