Álex Barrera Explained

Álex Barrera
Fullname:Alejandro Barrera García
Birth Date:12 May 1991
Birth Place:Oviedo, Spain
Height:1.90NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Coruxo
Clubnumber:17
Youthyears1:1998–2010
Youthclubs1:Sporting Gijón
Years1:2010–2013
Caps1:76
Goals1:7
Years2:2012–2016
Caps2:66
Goals2:4
Years3:2016–2017
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2019
Caps4:38
Goals4:2
Years5:2019
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:2020
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2021
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:2021
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:2022
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2023
Caps10:2
Goals10:0
Years11:2023–
Caps11:13
Goals11:0
Club-Update:8 May 2024

Alejandro "Álex" Barrera García (born 12 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Coruxo 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 reserve team on 21 March 2010 against CD Toledo,[1] and went on to be a regular 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 2–0 defeat at CD Numancia in the Segunda División.[2] In March 2013, he renewed his contract with Sporting until 2016.[3]

Barrera scored his first competitive goal on 1 September 2013, the second in a 3–0 home win over RCD Mallorca.[4] He contributed 11 matches – four starts – and one goal[5] in the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after a three-year absence; his maiden appearance in the competition took place on 30 December 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–0 away loss to SD Eibar.[6]

On 11 July 2016, Barrera signed a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza of the second division.[7] On 31 August of the following year, after being sparingly used, he moved to division three side Extremadura UD,[8] helping achieve a first-ever promotion to the former tier in 2018.[9]

Barrera scored the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw against Real Oviedo on 19 August 2018, netting Extremadura's maiden goal in the second division.[10] The following 31 January, however, he terminated his contract with the club.[11]

Honours

Bengaluru

2018–19[12]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-22-03-2010/abc/Toledo/0-1-el-toledo-vence-en-gijon-al-sporting-b_114346287733.html 0–1: El Toledo vence en Gijón al Sporting B (0–1: Toledo beat Sporting B in Gijón)
  2. http://www.marca.com/2012/08/19/futbol/2adivision/1345402067.html El Sporting se estrella en su debut en Soria (Sporting crash in debut in Soria)
  3. http://www.marca.com/2013/03/18/futbol/equipos/sporting/1363614207.html Alex Barrera renueva con el Sporting hasta el año 2016 (Alex Barrera renews with Sporting until 2016)
  4. http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2013-09-01/sporting-gana-mucha-autoridad-201309011355.html El Sporting gana con mucha autoridad (Sporting win with authority aplenty)
  5. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150222/futbol/4-1-el-sporting-golea-a-un-mirandes-que-asusto-en-la-segunda-parte_54426432938.html 4–1 El Sporting golea a un Mirandés que asustó en la segunda parte (4–1 Sporting rout Mirandés that scared in second half)
  6. http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_17/eib_spo/ Keko y Bastón sonríen al fin de año (Keko and Bastón smile at the end of the year)
  7. http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/58442 Álex Barrera, refuerzo para el centro del campo zaragocista (Álex Barrera, addition to Zaragoza's midfield)
  8. http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/deportes/alex-barrera-guinda-5-000-socios-extremadura_1036920.html Alex Barrera, la guinda para los 5.000 socios del Extremadura (Alex Barrera, icing on the cake for the 5,000 associates of Extremadura)
  9. https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2018/06/24/5b2fe2b422601d122e8b4616.html El Extremadura logra el ascenso a Segunda división (Extremadura achieve promotion to Second division)
  10. https://as.com/futbol/2018/08/20/segunda/1534775705_598982.html Álex Barrera ya está en la historia del Extremadura (Álex Barrera has entered Extremadura's history books)
  11. Web site: Comunicado oficial: Álex Barrera. Official announcement: Álex Barrera. Extremadura UD. Spanish. 31 January 2019. 11 February 2019.
  12. Web site: ISL 2018–19 Final highlights, Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa match updates: Bengaluru win title after late win. Firstpost. 17 March 2019. 5 November 2019.