Álex Barrera
 Barrera warming up for Sporting Gijón | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Barrera García | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Sporting B | 76 | (7) |
| 2012–2016 | Sporting Gijón | 66 | (4) |
| 2016– | Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. | |||
Alejandro 'Álex' Barrera García (born 12 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Barrera joined neighbouring Sporting de Gijón's youth academy in 1998, aged seven. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 21 March 2010 against CD Toledo, and went on to be an undisputed starter for the reserves in the following Segunda División B seasons.
On 19 August 2012, Barrera made his first official appearance with the main squad, starting in a 0–2 defeat at CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship.[1] In March 2013, he renewed his contract with Sporting until 2016.[2]
Barrera scored his first competitive goal on 1 September 2013, netting the second in a 3–0 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3] He contributed with 11 games – four starts – and one goal[4] in the 2014–15 campaign, helping the club return to La Liga after a three-year absence.
On 11 July 2016, Barrera signed a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza, in the second division.[5]
References
- ↑ El Sporting se estrella en su debut en Soria (Sporting crashes in debut in Soria); Marca, 19 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Alex Barrera renueva con el Sporting hasta el año 2016 (Alex Barrera renews with Sporting until 2016); Marca, 21 March 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting gana con mucha autoridad (Sporting wins with authority aplenty); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ 4–1 El Sporting golea a un Mirandés que asustó en la segunda parte (4–1 Sporting routs Mirandés that scared in second half); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Álex Barrera, refuerzo para el centro del campo zaragocista (Álex Barrera, addition to the centre of midfield zaragozista); Real Zaragoza, 11 July 2016 (Spanish)
External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
- Álex Barrera profile at BDFutbol
- Álex Barrera profile at Soccerway