LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lexington SC announced on Thursday it had acquired defender Danny Barbir via transfer from fellow USL Championship club Miami FC ahead of the 2025 season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

Barbir spent the past campaign with both Indy Eleven and Miami FC, joining the latter via transfer midway through the campaign. The 26-year-old made 19 appearances for Miami, recording 30 clearances, 20 interceptions and 47 recoveries and winning 53 duels at a 63.1 percent success rate.

“This is an exciting project to be a part of,” said Barbir. “I’m looking forward to meeting the gaffer and my teammates and bring some real excitement to Lexington fans/community.”

A native of Pennsylvania, Barbir competed for the Academies at the Philadelphia Union, Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion while also competing in the United States youth national team programs through the U-19 level. He made his professional debut in the USL Championship for Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in 2017.

Since then, he’s recorded 127 appearances and logged 10,497 minutes in the Championship across the regular season and playoffs including stints with Sporting Kansas City II and Oakland Roots.

With Oakland, Barbir recorded 63 appearances across two seasons, recording 139 clearances, 81 interceptions and 355 recoveries while winning 49 tackles at a 64.5 percent success rate.