Álex Barrera
![]() Barrera warming up for Sporting Gijón | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | Extremadura | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Sporting B | 76 | (7) |
2012–2016 | Sporting Gijón | 66 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Zaragoza | 15 | (0) |
2017– | Extremadura | 29 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018 |
Alejandro 'Álex' Barrera García (born 12 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Extremadura UD 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] On 31 August of the following year, after being sparingly used, he moved to third tier side Extremadura UD,[6] and achieved promotion to the level two in 2018.
On 19 August 2018, Barrera scored the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Real Oviedo, netting Extremadura's first-ever goal in the second division.
References
- ↑ El Sporting se estrella en su debut en Soria (Sporting crashes in debut in Soria); Marca, 19 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Alex Barrera renueva con el Sporting hasta el año 2016 (Alex Barrera renews with Sporting until 2016); Marca, 21 March 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting gana con mucha autoridad (Sporting wins with authority aplenty); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ 4–1 El Sporting golea a un Mirandés que asustó en la segunda parte (4–1 Sporting routs Mirandés that got scared in second half); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Álex Barrera, refuerzo para el centro del campo zaragocista (Álex Barrera, addition to Zaragoza's midfield); Real Zaragoza, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Alex Barrera, la guinda para los 5.000 socios del Extremadura (Alex Barrera, the cherry for the 5,000 associates of Extremadura); El Periódico de Extremadura, 31 August 2017 (in Spanish)
External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (in Spanish)
- Álex Barrera at BDFutbol
- Álex Barrera at Soccerway