Bengaluru FC sign Alex Barrera to replace injured Erik Paartalu ahead of ISL playoffs
Alejandro 'Ălex' Barrera GarcĂa has been signed by Bengaluru FC ahead of the ISL playoffs and he will replace injured midfielder Erik Paartalu till the end of the season. The 27-year-old midfielder has signed a short term deal with the club after Paartalu picked up an injury against Chennaiyin FC.
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Barrera becomes the sixth Spaniard at the club this season and believes the presence of fellow countrymen in the side will help him settle quicker ahead of the
âLosing Erik Paartalu ahead of games that will decide the season for us has been a big blow. He was crucial in our midfield and his winning character helps us in the tough games. But we have to accept the circumstances and move on. In
The midfielder, who will be plying his trade outside Spain for the first time, said he was upbeat about the opportunity to take the field for the Blues.
âI feel really good to be here and I am excited to be part of the club. I am here to try to help the team as much as I can to achieve the goal. Since I was playing regularly before coming to India, I am fit and want to get onto the field as soon as possible. I want to work with the team and the players to get comfortable with all the boys quickly,â said Barrera after completing formalities.
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Barrera joined Sporting de GijĂłn's youth academy in 1998, aged seven and spent the next sixteen years with the Rojiblancos. Making his senior debut with the reserves in 2010, he made his
The following year he moved to Real Zaragoza (2016-17) in the Segunda Division before plying his trade for Extremadura UD (2017-18) who he helped achieve promotion to the Segunda Division for the first time in the clubâs history. Barrera spent the first half of the 2018-19 season with Extremadura before making the switch to Bengaluru.
