Leandro Barrera
Leandro Barrera (born February 22, 1991) is an Argentine football forward who plays for Argentine club Sportivo Peñarol.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Barrera | ||
Date of birth | February 22, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Peñarol | ||
Youth career | |||
Argentinos Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Argentinos Juniors | 42 | (3) |
2014 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 32 | (1) |
2015–2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | (0) |
2016 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Chacarita Juniors (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2017–2018 | All Boys | 21 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Marítimo | 29 | (2) |
2019 | Marítimo B | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Mafra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Santiago Morning | 46 | (8) |
2023– | Sportivo Peñarol | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC) |
Career
Club
Barrera began his career in the renowned youth ranks of Argentinos Juniors, making his debut in the Primera Division Argentina in 2010. Pedro Troglio handed Barrera his first team debut against Club Atlético Huracán as he came in for Andrés Romero. With Argentinos Barrera made 42 league appearances and scored three goals.
Barrera was loaned to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on February 19, 2014, with Chivas having an option to purchase the player.[2]
Following the 2014 season, the Chivas USA franchise was contracted by MLS. In November 2014, Barrera was available to other MLS clubs in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft but was not selected. In December 2014, Barrera was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS Waiver Draft.[3]
On 25 June 2018 Leandro Barrera signed a three year professional contract with Marítimo.[4]
References
- mlssoccer. "Leandro Barrera | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Argentinos Juniors announce loan of Barrera to Chivas USA". thegoatparade.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- "Nigel Reo-Coker headlines three former Chivas USA players taken in MLS Waiver Draft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- "Leandro Barrera: "sou um jogador rápido que joga pelas alas"" [Leandro I'm a fast player who plays on the wings.] (in Portuguese). csmaritimo.org.pt. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
External links
- Leandro Barrera at Major League Soccer
- Leandro Barrera at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- Argentina League stats at the Wayback Machine (archived March 1, 2014) (in Spanish)
- Leandro Barrera at Soccerway