Álex Barrera

Álex Barrera

Barrera warming up for Sporting Gijón
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Barrera García
Date of birth (1991-05-12) 12 May 1991
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2010 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2013 Sporting B 76 (7)
2012– Sporting Gijón 65 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is García.

Alejandro 'Álex' Barrera García (born 12 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón 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 B-team on 21 March 2010 against CD Toledo, and went on to be an undisputed 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 0–2 defeat at CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship.[1] In March 2013 he renewed his contract with Sporting, until 2016.[2]

Barrera scored his first competitive goal on 1 September 2013, netting the second in a 3–0 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3] He contributed with 11 games – four starts – and one goal[4] in the 2014–15 campaign, helping the club return to La Liga after a three-year absence.

References

  1. ↑ El Sporting se estrella en su debut en Soria (Sporting crashes in debut in Soria); Marca, 19 August 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Alex Barrera renueva con el Sporting hasta el año 2016 (Alex Barrera renews with Sporting until 2016); Marca, 21 March 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Sporting gana con mucha autoridad (Sporting wins with authority aplenty); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ 4–1 El Sporting golea a un Mirandés que asustó en la segunda parte (4–1 Sporting routs Mirandés that scared in second half); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2015 (Spanish)

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