Wílmar Barrios

Wílmar Enrique Barrios Terán (born 16 October 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Terán.
Wílmar Barrios
Barrios with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wílmar Enrique Barrios Terán[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Deportes Tolima 102 (3)
2016–2018 Boca Juniors 48 (1)
2019– Zenit Saint Petersburg 32 (2)
National team‡
2016 Colombia Olympic 9 (0)
2016– Colombia 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Barrios was given a red card for two bookable offences during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals against rivals River Plate held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[2]

On 1 February 2019, he signed a 4.5-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3]

International career

Barrios was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[4]

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of 19 November 2019[6]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201630
201750
201890
2019120
Total290

Honours

Deportes Tolima

Boca Juniors

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. Lowe, Sid (9 December 2018). "River Plate claim Copa Libertadores against 10-man Boca after Quintero strikes". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Добро пожаловать, Вильмар! В "Зенит" переходит игрок сборной Колумбии" [Welcome, Wilmar! Colombia national team player moves to Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 February 2019.
  4. "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. "Wílmar Barrios". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.


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