Leandro Barrera (born February 22, 1991) is an Argentine football forward who plays for Argentine club Sportivo Peñarol [es].

Leandro Barrera
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barrera
Date of birth (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sportivo Peñarol
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Argentinos Juniors 42 (3)
2014Chivas USA (loan) 32 (1)
2015–2017 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2016San Martín SJ (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Chacarita Juniors (loan) 23 (1)
2017–2018 All Boys 21 (1)
2018–2020 Marítimo 29 (2)
2019 Marítimo B 2 (0)
2020Mafra (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Santiago Morning 46 (8)
2023– Sportivo Peñarol 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Club

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Barrera began his career in the renowned youth ranks of Argentinos Juniors, making his debut in the Primera Division Argentina in 2010. Pedro Troglio handed Barrera his first team debut against Club Atlético Huracán as he came in for Andrés Romero. With Argentinos Barrera made 42 league appearances and scored three goals.

Barrera was loaned to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on February 19, 2014, with Chivas having an option to purchase the player.[2]

Following the 2014 season, the Chivas USA franchise was contracted by MLS. In November 2014, Barrera was available to other MLS clubs in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft but was not selected. In December 2014, Barrera was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS Waiver Draft.[3]

On 25 June 2018 Leandro Barrera signed a three-year professional contract with Marítimo.[4]

Honours

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Argentinos Juniors

References

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  1. ^ mlssoccer. "Leandro Barrera | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Argentinos Juniors announce loan of Barrera to Chivas USA". thegoatparade.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Nigel Reo-Coker headlines three former Chivas USA players taken in MLS Waiver Draft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Leandro Barrera: "sou um jogador rápido que joga pelas alas"" [Leandro I'm a fast player who plays on the wings.] (in Portuguese). csmaritimo.org.pt. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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