Víctor Barberà
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Barberà Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Sant Gabriel | ||
| 2019–2020 | Damm | ||
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona B | 23 | (8) |
| 2023– | Club Brugge | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Club NXT | 17 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 17 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Víctor Barberà Romero (born 20 August 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and Club NXT.
Club career[edit]
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Barberà is a youth product of Sant Gabriel, and moved to Damm in 2019. The following year in 2020 he joined Barcelona's youth academy, and in his first year was the top scorer of the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol with 19 goals.[2]
He was promoted to Barça Atlètic for the beginning of the 2022–23 season. He made his senior debut with Barça Atlètic in a 0–0 Primera Federación tie with CD Alcoyano on 4 September 2022.[3]
On 14 June 2023, it was announced he was joining Club Brugge KV on a free transfer until 2027.
International career[edit]
Barberà was called up to the Spain U19s in September 2022.[4]
Playing style[edit]
Barberà is adept at pouncing on balls in the box and rebounds. An intelligent player, he often appears behind the defense and is a strong finisher. He's quick and can play out wide, but prefers to stay in the opponent's box.[2] He has earned comparison in playstyle to Robert Lewandowski.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 17 March 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Club NXT | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 44 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 47 | 13 | |||
Honours[edit]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Top Scorer: 2023[7]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vcíctor Barberà". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Who is Victor Barbera? The young Barça striker who hit three against Bayern". sport. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Víctor Barberà debutó en partido oficial con el Barça Atlètic". es.besoccer.com.
- ^ "FC Barcelona: Seis jugadores del Barça, en la selección española Sub 19". Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 2022.
- ^ "El nuevo Lewandowski que explota en el juvenil del Barça". Culemania. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Víctor Barberà at Soccerway
- ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO finals: Víctor Barberá crowned top scorer". UEFA.
- ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.
External links[edit]
- Víctor Barberà at the Club Brugge KV website
- Víctor Barberà at BDFutbol
- Víctor Barberà at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Víctor Barberà at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Primera Federación players
- Challenger Pro League players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Club NXT players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium