Diego Barrera
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alejandro Barrera | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Loyola Marymount Lions | ||
| 2007 | New Mexico Lobos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 4 | (1) |
| 2007 | Ventura County Fusion | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 13 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Ventura County Fusion | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 |
Wilmington Hammerheads | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 |
Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) | 13 | (3) |
| 2012 | Cal FC | ||
| 2013 |
Stallion Sta. Lucia F.C. | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Team Socceroo | 13 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 |
Kaya FC | 12 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 |
Kasem Bundit University FC | 22 | (18) |
| 2018 | Phitsanulok F.C. | 9 | (6) |
| 2019 |
Pathumthani University F.C. | 18 | (14) |
| 2021– | Los Angeles Force | 14 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | United States U18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2021 | |||
Diego Barrera (born March 25, 1987, in Bogotá) is a Colombian-born American soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Barrera is a professional american football player from
During his college career and beyond, Barrera played extensively with numerous Southern California teams in the
Professional
Barrera signed his first professional contract in March 2011, joining
After the season at Wilmington, he played professional indoor soccer with the
Year 2013 he signed his first contract in the Philippines with the first division team STALLION FC and have won the United Football League Division One Championship. He then transferred to team Soccoroo for the second quarter of 2014 and loaned by KAYA FC for the UFL CUP 2014. In year 2015 KAYA FC signed him and made a big contribution. KAYA FC won their first championship in CUP 2015.
In the following year, 2016 he moved to Bangkok, Thailand and he made a huge contribution that awarded him as the 2016 BEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Year 2016, he was also the Top Goalscorer with 17 goals and 14 assists in 22 games played as consistent starting line up player.
In February 2021, Barrera joined National Independent Soccer Association club Los Angeles Force.[7]
Personal
Diego Barrera is married to Eva Barrera (m.2014).
Diego's younger brother, Danny Barrera, is also a professional soccer player.[8]
Honors
Club
- Stallion
- 2013
References
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175627[permanent dead link]
- ^ "LaGranLiga.com is available at DomainMarket.com". LaGranLiga.com is available at DomainMarket.com.
- ^ @LosAngelesForce (February 25, 2021). "⚡️ 2021 Roster Alert ⚡️The Force welcomes Diego Barrera! 📈⚽️#WeAreTheForce #NISA #USOpenCup2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
External links
- LMU profile Archived June 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- New Mexico profile
- Diego Barrera at Soccerway