page_title: Giles Barnes
section_title: Houston Dynamo
hierarchical_section_title: Giles Barnes / Club career / Houston Dynamo
caption_attribution_description: English: Giles Barnes, forward for the MLS team Houston Dynamo moves the ball during a match with Toronto FC on July 19, 2014
context_page_description: Giles Gordon Kirlue Barnes is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC and the Jamaica national team. He began his career with Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month in March 2007.
  Barnes represented England at under-19 level. He however opted to represent Jamaica at senior level, making his Reggae Boyz debut in March 2015 and representing them at the Copa América and CONCACAF Gold Cup later that year, helping them to the final of the latter event.
context_section_description: Barnes signed with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo on 29 August 2012. He scored his first goal with the club in the CONCACAF Champions League against CD FAS of El Salvador on 20 September 2012. Barnes scored his first MLS league goal on 23 March 2013 in Houston's 2–1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On 21 September 2013, Barnes scored his first MLS brace against Chivas USA in a 5–1 victory for the Houston Dynamo.
  On 4 March 2016, Barnes was appointed captain of the Houston Dynamo for the 2016 season.
caption: Barnes playing for Houston Dynamo in 2014
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