Christian Barreiro
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1990)|bot = PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Barreiro
| image =
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| fullname = Christian Andres Barreiro
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|14}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder, Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2011
| youthclubs1 = Penn Quakers
| years1 = 2011
| clubs1 = Reading United
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = Baltimore Bohemians
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = Puerto Rico Islanders
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 31
| totalgoals = 7
| nationalyears1 =
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| medaltemplates =
| club-update = November 15, 2013
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Christian Andreas Barreiro (born December 14, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who most recently played for Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.
Career
=College and amateur=
Barreiro spent all four years of his collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2008, he was one of only two freshman to start all 18 games for the Quakers. He finished the year with two goals and one assist. In 2009, Barreiro made 17 appearances and led the Quakers with 15 points. He finished tied for the team lead with six goals and also recorded three assists. In 2010, Barreiro started all 19 games for Penn and tallied five goals, including a Golden Goal against Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament,{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer Knocks Off Bucknell in Overtime, 1-0|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205033774|work=Penn Athletics|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195057/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205033774|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}} and seven assists. He went on to be named First-team All-Ivy and Third-team NSCAA All-Northeast Region.{{cite web|last=Dorman|first=Charles|title=Barreiro, Brandt and Gorskie Named Men's Soccer First-Team All-Ivy|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205032116|work=Penn Athletics|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=16 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610202015/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205032116|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Dorman|first=Charles|title=Thomas Brandt Leads Three on Men's Soccer All-Region Teams|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205053633|work=Penn Athletics|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=10 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195648/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205053633|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}} In his final year at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, Barreiro led the Quakers in goals, assists and points. He made 17 appearances that year and tallied seven goals and seven assists, giving him 21 points. He was also named First-team All-Ivy for the second straight year as well as Second-team NSCAA All-Northeast Region and Academic All-Ivy.{{cite web|last=Dorman|first=Charles|title=Lacroix Named Rookie of the Year; Men's Soccer Earns Four All-Ivy|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205334521|work=Penn Athletics|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=16 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221239/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205334521|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Dorman|first=Charles|title=Barreiro and Brandt Earn NSCAA All-Region Honors|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205344182|work=Penn Athletics|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=9 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225647/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205344182|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Fall Academic All-Ivy Announced|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205342593|work=Penn Athletics|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=13 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811034225/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10674&SPID=604&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205342593|archive-date=11 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
Barreiro also spent the 2011 season with Reading United in the USL Premier Development League.{{cite web|title=2011 Reading United AC stats|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22373.html#STATS|work=USLsoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer Leagues|accessdate=15 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093705/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22373.html#STATS|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status = dead}}
=Professional=
On January 17, 2012, Barreiro was drafted in the third round (50th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by New York Red Bulls.{{cite web|last=Dorman|first=Charles|title=Brandt and Barreiro Chosen in MLS Supplemental Draft|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205363226|work=Penn Athletics|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=17 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517004056/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205363226|archive-date=17 May 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Red Bulls Select Three Players in 2012 Supplemental Draft|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/01/red-bulls-select-three-players-2012-supplemental-draft|publisher=New York Red Bulls|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=17 January 2013|archive-date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302025659/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/01/red-bulls-select-three-players-2012-supplemental-draft|url-status=live}} However, he was cut from preseason camp in early February. He then joined PDL club Baltimore Bohemians where he made 13 appearances and scored three goals on his way to being named to the 2012 PDL All-Eastern Conference Team.{{cite web|title=2012 Baltimore Bohemians stats|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/42834749.html#STATS|work=USLsoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer Leagues|accessdate=15 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225904/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/42834749.html#STATS|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=PDL All-Conference Teams Announced|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/649607.html|work=USLsoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer Leagues|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=30 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024165151/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/649607.html|archive-date=24 October 2012|url-status = dead}}
Shortly after the conclusion of the PDL season, Barreiro signed a professional contract with NASL side Puerto Rico Islanders.{{cite web|title=Islanders Add Depth|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=2913|work=NASL.com|publisher=North American Soccer League|accessdate=15 November 2013|date=26 July 2012|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224239/http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=2913|url-status=live}} He made his professional debut on August 12 in a 1–0 defeat to FC Edmonton.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=224|title=| NASL|access-date=2013-11-15|archive-date=2012-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090454/http://nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=224|url-status=live}} He made two more appearances for the Islanders before the club announced that they would suspend all operations because of budget issues.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033027/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=1479348 University of Pennsylvania bio]
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Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Baltimore Bohemians players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
Category:New York Red Bulls draft picks
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Penn Quakers men's soccer players
Category:Puerto Rico Islanders players
Category:Reading United AC players
Category:Soccer players from Baltimore