Leandro Barrera

Leandro Barrera
Barrera with San Jose Earthquakes in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barrera
Date of birth (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991
Place of birth Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 San Martín Mendoza
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Argentinos Juniors 42 (3)
2014 → Chivas USA (loan) 32 (1)
2015–2017 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2016 → San Martín SJ (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Chacarita Juniors (loan) 23 (1)
2017–2018 All Boys 21 (1)
2018–2020 Marítimo 29 (2)
2019 Marítimo B 2 (0)
2020 → Mafra (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Santiago Morning 46 (8)
2023 Peñarol de Chimbas 16 (1)
2024 Deportes Santa Cruz 25 (3)
2025 Cobreloa 13 (0)
2026– San Martín Mendoza 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 January 2026

Leandro Iván Barrera (born February 22, 1991) is an Argentine football forward for San Martín de Mendoza.

Career

Barrera began his career in the renowned youth ranks of Argentinos Juniors, making his debut in the Primera Division Argentina in 2010. Pedro Troglio handed Barrera his first team debut against Club Atlético Huracán as he came in for Andrés Romero. With Argentinos Barrera made 42 league appearances and scored three goals.

Barrera was loaned to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on February 19, 2014, with Chivas having an option to purchase the player.[2]

Following the 2014 season, the Chivas USA franchise was contracted by MLS. In November 2014, Barrera was available to other MLS clubs in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft but was not selected. In December 2014, Barrera was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS Waiver Draft.[3]

On 25 June 2018 Leandro Barrera signed a three-year professional contract with Marítimo.[4]

Barrera signed with Chilean club Cobreloa for the 2025 season, his third club in that country after Santiago Morning in 2020–2022 and Deportes Santa Cruz in 2024.[5]

Back to Argentina, Barrera joined San Martín de Mendoza in January 2026.[6]

Personal life

Leandro is the eldest brother of the footballers Pablo, Emiliano, Agustín and Santiago Barrera.[7]

Honours

Argentinos Juniors

References

  1. ↑ mlssoccer. "Leandro Barrera | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Argentinos Juniors announce loan of Barrera to Chivas USA". thegoatparade.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nigel Reo-Coker headlines three former Chivas USA players taken in MLS Waiver Draft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Leandro Barrera: "sou um jogador rápido que joga pelas alas"" [Leandro I'm a fast player who plays on the wings.] (in Portuguese). csmaritimo.org.pt. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Pavez Farías, Felipe (December 11, 2024). "Cobreloa anuncia delantero internacional para retornar a primera división". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Osorio, Nicolás (January 27, 2026). "El ex Cobreloa Leandro Barrera tiene nuevo club para 2026". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Santi Barrera, el talentoso delantero que le ganó la pulseada a los "grandes" y está cumpliendo su sueño". Diario de Cuyo (in Spanish). May 13, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2025.


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