| Intro | American soccer player | |||||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | United States of America | |||||||||||
| Type | Sports | |||||||||||
| Gender | male | |||||||||||
| Birth | 25 March 1987, Bogota, Colombia | |||||||||||
| Age: | 33 years | |||||||||||
| Star sign | Aries | |||||||||||
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Diego Barrera (born March 25, 1987 in Bogotá) is a Colombian-born American soccer player. He got married 2014 and has a permanent resident address in Los Angeles, California.
Career
College and amateur
Barrera moved from his native Colombia to the United States as a small child, settling in Thousand Oaks, 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 (twice), Hollywood United Hitmen and Ventura County Fusion (twice).
Professional
Barrera signed his first professional contract in March 2011, joining USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads. 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.
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.
Year 2013 he signed his first contract in Asia. United Football League, 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 UFL CUP 2015.
In the following year, 2016 he moved to Bangkok, Thailand and signed in KBU FC, AIS Division 2 East Region Bangkok. He made a huge contribution that awarded him as the 2016 BEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR. He was also the Top Goalscorer with 10 goals and 8 assists in Eastern Region Bangkok AIS Div.2 in 14 games played as consistent starting line up player.
Personal
Married.
Spouse Name: Eva Barrera
Diego’s younger brother, Danny Barrera, is also a professional soccer player.
Honors
Club
- Stallion
- UFL Division 1: 2013