Jordan Barrera
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| Full name | Jordan Andrés Barrera Herrera[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Soledad, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Junior | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Santo Tomás | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Barranquilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Atlético Junior | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Barranquilla (loan) | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia U15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Colombia U17 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Andrés Barrera Herrera (born 11 April 2006) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.[2]
Early life
Barrera was born in Villa Katanga, Soledad.[3]
Club career
Barrera started his career with Atlético Junior, but would also compete in tournaments for Santo Tomás in 2016 and 2017.[4] He also represented the Atlántico Department in the 2020 and 2022 seasons, winning the national under-15 title in the latter.[5][6][7] At the age of fifteen, Barrera trained with the first team of Atlético Junior.[8]
Later in 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Atlético Junior's reserve team, Barranquilla.[9]
On July 24, 2025, Jordan Barrera was officially presented as Botafogo's new player.[10]
International career
Barrera was called up to the Colombia under-17 team for a friendly against Chile, in preparation for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, and managed a goal and an assist in a 2–0 win.[11] In another preparation game, he scored in a 1–1 draw with Peru.[12]
He was then called up for the tournament itself, and impressed with his dribbling and skills in the first game against Uruguay, although the match finished 0–0.[13]
Style of play
A skilful player, renowned for his dribbling ability, Barrera has drawn comparisons to Brazilian international Neymar.[3][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 May 2023.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Junior | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Jordan Barrera at WorldFootball.net
- ^ FNR, Redação (17 July 2025). "Botafogo anuncia contratação do meia-atacante Jordan Barrera, do Junior Barranquilla". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b Molina, Jhobirson (31 March 2023). "Jordan Barrera, el jugador de la Selección Colombia Sub 17 que es comparado con Neymar" [Jordan Barrera, the Colombian Under 17 National Team player who is compared to Neymar]. bolavip.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Cabeza Jabba, Edson (15 January 2017). "Los goles de Jordan ilusionan a Santo Tomás" [Jordan's goals excite Santo Tomás]. elheraldo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Atlántico debutó con triunfo en el Zonal de Cartagena" [Atlántico debuted with victory in the Zonal de Cartagena]. nuestrosdeportes.com (in Spanish). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Atlántico campeón Nacional Masculino Sub 15" [Atlántico Men's Under 15 National Champion]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jordán Barrera, ´la Perla´ de Villa Katanga" [Jordan Barrera, ́the Pearl ́ of Villa Katanga]. lachachara.org (in Spanish). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Barrera deslumbró en debut de Colombia en Sudamericano Sub-17" [Jordan Barrera dazzled in Colombia's debut in the South American U-17]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Cantillo, Santiago (18 January 2023). "¡Tiene 15 años y ya entrena con el plantel profesional de Junior!" [He is 15 years old and already trains with the Junior professional team!]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Redação (24 July 2025). "Jordan Barrera é apresentado no Botafogo e agradece recepção: "Maravilhoso vestir essa camisa"". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Jordan Barrera: gol y asistencia con la Selección Sub-17" [Jordan Barrera: goal and assist with the U-17 National Team]. nuestrosdeportes.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Colombia Sub 17 empata ante Perú en segundo amistoso en Techo" [Colombia Sub 17 draws against Peru in the second friendly in Techo]. colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ González Badillo, William (30 March 2023). "Las dos 'pinceladas' de Jordan Barrera con la Selección Colombia sub-17" [The two 'brushstrokes' of Jordan Barrera with the Colombian U-17 team]. elheraldo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Barrera demostró toda su calidad en el debut de Colombia Sub 17 en el Sudamericano" [Jordan Barrera demonstrated all his quality in the debut of Colombia Sub 17 in the South American]. espn.com.co (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Jordan Barrera at Soccerway