Ezequiel Barco
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezequiel Barco | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jorge Griffa | |||
| 2015–2016 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Independiente | 38 | (5) |
| 2018– | Atlanta United | 24 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Argentina U20 | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2017 | |||
Ezequiel Barco (born 29 March 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlanta United.
Club career
Born in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe Barco joined Independiente's youth setup in 2015, from AA Jorge Bernardo Griffa. Promoted to the first team by manager Gabriel Milito in July 2016, he signed his first professional contract late in the month.[2][3]
Barco made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jesús Méndez in a 1–0 away win against Belgrano.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting the last in a 2–0 home defeat of Godoy Cruz.[5]
Barco finished his first senior season with four goals in 30 league appearances. A starter during the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, he scored the equalizer in the second leg of the Final against Flamengo through a penalty kick.[6]
On 19 January 2018, Barco signed for MLS side Atlanta United for a reported $15 million transfer fee.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 July 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Atlanta United | 2018 | MLS | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 5 | |
| Career Total | 54 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 75 | 13 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Club
Independiente
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2017
Individual
Atlanta United
- MLS All-Star (1): 2018[10]
References
- 1 2 "Player profile: Ezequiel Barco". Independiente. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "La joya del Rojo firmó ayer su primer contrato" [The pearl of the Royo signed yesterday his first contract] (in Spanish). Diario Río Negro. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Así juega Ezequiel "El Turri" Barco, la joya de Independiente que "encara como Bochini"" [This is how plays Ezequiel "El Turri" Barco, the Independiente pearl who "faces it like Bochini"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Independiente ganó con gol de Rigoni, justo un ex-Belgrano" [Independiente won with a goal from Rigoni, precisely a former Belgrano player] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Independiente le ganó a Godoy Cruz y lidera el torneo" [Independiente defeated Godoy Cruz and lead the tournament] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Independiente win Copa Sudamericana after draw in Rio". Daily Mail. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta United signs Ezequiel Barco as Young Designated Player". 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Atlanta agrees record Barco deal - sources".
- ↑ "Ezequiel Barco". Global Sports Media. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ "2018 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
- Ezequiel Barco at ESPN FC
- Ezequiel Barco at Soccerway