Defender
Hesron Barry
Position: D
Height: 6’1
Weight: 195
DOB: 1/8/00
Hometown: Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Acquired: 1/20/26
Previous club: New England Revolution II (MLS NEXT Pro)
Colleges: Wisconsin-Green Bay, Cal State Bakersfield
Indy Eleven signed defender Hesron Barry on Jan. 20, 2026.
The 26-year-old Barry played the last two seasons for New England Revolution II in MLS NEXT Pro. In 2025, he started 24 of 26 matches, recording 23 fouls won, 14 clearances, six key passes, and five shots in 2,003 minutes. He made his First Team debut in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 vs. Chicago Fire FC on May 20.
The 6’1, 195-pound Barry started 12 of 13 matches for the Revolution II in 2024 with 21 clearances, eight fouls won, six key passes, and two shots in 1,005 minutes.
As a collegian, the Ocho Rios, Jamaica, native earned All-America and Academic All-America honors as a senior at Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2023 after leading the Phoenix to their first NCAA Tournament berth and Horizon League Tournament championship in 14 years. In the NCAA Tournament, Barry faced Western Michigan and current Indy Eleven forwards Charlie Sharp and Dylan Sing. Barry was a two-time Horizon League “Defensive Player of the Year” in his two seasons in Green Bay.
In 2021, Barry played at Cal State Bakersfield where he started eight of nine matches and recorded an assist in 667 minutes.
He began his collegiate career at Barton Community College in Kansas from 2019-21. He played 29 games there, leading BCC to a 13-3-1 record and Regional championship as a sophomore.
Barry is the 10th Jamaican to play for the Boys in Blue, joining Jermaine Johnson (2014), Don Smart (2014-16), Brian Brown (2015), Dane Richards (2015), Owayne Gordon (2016), Lovel Palmer (2016-17), Dane Kelly (2019), Peter-Lee Vassell (2021), Maalique Foster (2024-25), and Romario Williams (2024-25).
