Esequiel Barco
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ezequiel Omar Barco | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 March 1999||
Place of birth | Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Jorge Griffa | |||
2015–2016 | Independiente | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Independiente | 38 | (5) |
2018– | Atlanta United | 56 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Argentina U20 | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2017 |
Ezequiel Omar Barco is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for MLS club Atlanta United, where he operates as a winger or as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Independiente
Born in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe, Barco joined Independiente's youth setup in 2015, from AA Jorge Bernardo Griffa. Promoted to the first team, by manager Gabriel Milito in July 2016, he signed his first professional contract later that month.[2][3]
Barco made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 28 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jesús Méndez in a 1–0 away win against Belgrano.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting the last in a 2–0 home defeat of Godoy Cruz.[5]
Barco finished his first senior season with four goals in 30 league appearances. A starter during the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, he scored the equalizer in the second leg of the Final against Flamengo through a penalty kick.[6]
Atlanta United
On 19 January 2018, Barco signed for Major League Soccer side Atlanta United, for a reported $15 million transfer fee.[7][8] He made his MLS debut on 15 April 2018, coming on in the 70th minute as a substitute against New York City FC.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 30 October 2019[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Independiente | 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |
2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[a] | 3 | — | 21 | 4 | |||
Total | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | ||
Atlanta United | 2018 | MLS | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
2019 | 15[b] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
2020 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
Total | 46 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 70 | 11 | ||
Career total | 84 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 19 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Includes three appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
Honours
Independiente
Atlanta United
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Player profile: Ezequiel Barco". Independiente. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "La joya del Rojo firmó ayer su primer contrato" [The pearl of the Royo signed yesterday his first contract] (in Spanish). Diario Río Negro. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Así juega Ezequiel "El Turri" Barco, la joya de Independiente que "encara como Bochini"" [This is how plays Ezequiel "El Turri" Barco, the Independiente pearl who "faces it like Bochini"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Independiente ganó con gol de Rigoni, justo un ex-Belgrano" [Independiente won with a goal from Rigoni, precisely a former Belgrano player] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Independiente le ganó a Godoy Cruz y lidera el torneo" [Independiente defeated Godoy Cruz and lead the tournament] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Soccer-Independiente win Copa Sudamericana after draw in Rio". Reuters. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Ezequiel Barco as Young Designated Player". 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta United agrees MLS-record deal for Ezequiel Barco - sources". espn.com. ESPN. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Ring salvages point for NYCFC as Ezequiel Barco makes MLS debut". ESPN. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Ezequiel Barco". Global Sports Media. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2, Minnesota United 1 | 2019 US Open Cup Final Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United 3, Club America 2 | 2019 Campeones Cup Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 MLS All-Star Roster". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
External links
- Esequiel Barco at ESPN FC
- Esequiel Barco at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Fe Province
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Argentina youth international footballers
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Argentine football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs