Sebastián Barclay Explained

Sebastián Barclay
Fullname:Jorge Sebastián Barclay
Birth Date:2 January 1978
Birth Place:La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:–1998
Youthclubs1:Gimnasia La Plata
Years1:1998–2001
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:2000–2001
Clubs2:Tigre (loan)
Years3:2001
Years4:2002
Caps4:10
Goals4:19
Years5:2003–2004
Caps5:27
Goals5:5
Years6:2005
Years7:2006
Years8:2006–2007
Clubs8:Toronto Lynx
Years9:2007–2008
Years10:2008
Years11:2009
Clubs11:Villa San Carlos

Jorge Sebastián Barclay (born 2 January 1978) is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela and Canada.

Career

Born in La Plata (Buenos Aires), Barclay started playing football with the youth teams of local side Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.[1] The forward made his senior debut for Gimnasia in the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL,[2] and made his Primera División Argentina debut entering as a second-half substitute against Club Atlético Lanús on 18 June 1999.[3] [4] He went on a six-month loan to Club Atlético Tigre in 2000,[5] and left Gimnasia in 2001 after making only eight Primera División appearances for the club.

Barclay scored 19 goals for newly promoted Chilean Primera División side Deportes Temuco in 2002, before signing for A-League club Toronto Lynx in 2003.[6] Barclay scored a goal in his debut for the Lynx, a 2–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on 3 May 2003.[7]

After his first stint with Toronto, Barclay joined Venezuelan second-tier club Deportivo Italchacao and Guatemalan club Deportivo Marquense.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diario El Día. La ansiedad de Barclay. Barclay's anxiety. Nardini, Nicolas. Spanish. 19 December 1999.
  2. Web site: LaNacion.com. Gimnasia quedó eliminado. Gimnasia was eliminated. Spanish. 22 July 1998.
  3. Web site: Diario El Día. Un trío que busca su oportunidad. A trio looking for their chance. Episcopo, Walter. Spanish. 9 August 1999.
  4. Web site: Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. Barclay J.S.. Spanish. 28 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Diario El Día. Barclay ya es de Tigre. Barclay is already with Tigre. Spanish. 4 August 2000.
  6. Soccer America. A-League Eastern Conference Preview. April 16, 2003.
  7. Web site: USLSoccer.com. Lynx win opener in Pittsburgh 2-0. May 3, 2003.
  8. Web site: AustralTemuco.cl. Zapata, Nelson. Che... ¿y vos para dónde te fuiste?. Where have they gone?. Spanish. 3 December 2006.