Danny Barrera
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Barrera with Hartford Athletic in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Francisco Barrera | ||
| Date of birth | January 8, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westlake High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 66 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Ventura County Fusion | 39 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Spartak Subotica | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ventura County Fusion | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Cal FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 31 | (5) |
| 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Cal FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Sacramento Republic | 62 | (6) |
| 2018 | Fresno FC | 33 | (1) |
| 2019 | Cal FC | ||
| 2019–2024 | Hartford Athletic | 150 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | United States U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007 | United States U18 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 24, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 11, 2016 | |||
Daniel Francisco Barrera (born January 8, 1990) is a professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Barrera moved to the United States at the age of eight, growing up in Thousand Oaks, California. He developed his skills both in the United States Soccer residency program and at the high school level with Westlake High School, where he was named a Parade magazine All-American and regarded as one of the top recruits coming out of high school. He was the #1 recruit in his class according to RiseMag.com.
Barrera attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he played college soccer with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team from 2008 to 2010. He left UCSB after his junior year to pursue a professional career and has since played for various clubs, including Ventura County Fusion, FK Spartak Subotica, Atlanta Silverbacks, San Antonio Scorpions, Carolina RailHawks, Sacramento Republic FC, Fresno FC, and Hartford Athletic. Notably, Barrera was named to the USL All-League Team in 2016 and was included in the USL Championship's All-Time Hispanic Team in 2021. Internationally, he represented the United States at the U17 and U18 levels and was part of the USA team at the 2007 Pan-American Games.