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Revision as of 17:10, 11 June 2021
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alejandro Barrera | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles Force | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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 FC | 22 | (17) |
| 2018 | Phitsanulok F.C. | 9 | (6) |
| 2019 | Pathumthani University | 10 | (5) |
| 2021– | Los Angeles Force | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | United States U18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2021 | |||
Diego Barrera (born March 25, 1987 in Bogotá) is a Colombian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Career
College and amateur
Barrera is a professional american football player from California. He attended Thousand Oaks High School, and played three years of college soccer at Loyola Marymount University, where he was named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team, the All-WCC second team and the WCC All-Freshman Team in his debut year in 2004. He transferred to the University of New Mexico prior to his senior year in 2007.
During his college career and beyond, Barrera played extensively with numerous Southern California teams in the USL Premier Development League, including the San Fernando Valley Quakes[1] (twice), Hollywood United Hitmen[2] and Ventura County Fusion[3] (twice). He also made a Walmart TV commercial for the Fifa World Cup year 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CQr6NcpObg
Professional
Barrera signed his first professional contract in March 2011, joining USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads.[4] He made his professional debut on May 14, 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3-1 win over F.C. New York.[5]
After the season at Wilmington, he played professional indoor soccer with the Syracuse Silver Knights in the MISL, before returning to California. Barrera then joined his home town based team, amateur side Cal FC in the USASA-affiliated La Gran Liga de Oxnard based in Oxnard, California.[6]
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) a former Crossfit athlete, fitness enthusiast and currently working as a Brand Manager in an american multinational corporation in Irvine City, California while finishing her Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Business Economics at Harvard Business School.
Diego's younger brother, Danny Barrera, is also a professional soccer player.[8]
Honors
Club
- Stallion
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/4069052.html#STATS Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175627[permanent dead link]
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://twitter.com/LosAngelesForce/status/1365013222986641412
- ^ 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
- New Mexico profile
- Diego Barrera at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Footballers from Bogotá
- Colombian emigrants to the United States
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- American soccer players
- New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players
- Hollywood United Hitmen players
- San Fernando Valley Quakes players
- Syracuse Silver Knights players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- Cal FC players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in the Philippines
- Soccer players from California
- American sportspeople of Colombian descent
- Kaya F.C. players
- Stallion Laguna F.C. players
- Team Socceroo F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- People from Thousand Oaks, California
- Sportspeople from Ventura County, California
- Loyola Marymount Lions men's soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
- American expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Phitsanulok F.C. players