Ezequiel Barco

Ezequiel Omar Barco is an Argentine professional footballer, who plays for MLS club Atlanta United FC, where he operates as a winger or as an attacking midfielder.

Ezequiel Barco
Barco playing for Atlanta United FC in June 2018
Personal information
Full name Ezequiel Omar Barco
Date of birth (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
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 43 (10)
National team‡
2017– Argentina U20 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2017

Club career

Independiente

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 later that 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]

Atlanta United

On 19 January 2018, Barco signed for Major League Soccer side Atlanta United, for a reported $15 million transfer fee.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of 30 October 2019[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2016–17 Primera División 304204[lower-alpha 1]0—364
2017–18 811012[lower-alpha 1]3—214
Total 3853016300578
Atlanta United 2018 MLS 26421—50335
2019 154304030264
Total 418514080599
Career Total 799812038011617
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Independiente

Atlanta United

Individual

References
  1. "Player profile: Ezequiel Barco". Independiente. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Soccer-Independiente win Copa Sudamericana after draw in Rio". Reuters. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. "Atlanta United signs Ezequiel Barco as Young Designated Player". 19 January 2018.
  8. "Atlanta United agrees MLS-record deal for Ezequiel Barco - sources". espn.com. ESPN. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Ezequiel Barco". Global Sports Media. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. "Atlanta United 2, Minnesota United 1 | 2019 US Open Cup Final Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. "Atlanta United 3, Club America 2 | 2019 Campeones Cup Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. "2018 MLS All-Star Roster". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.


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