Víctor Barberá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barberá and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Víctor Barberá
Personal information
Full name Víctor Barberá Romero
Date of birth (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
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)
2023–2024 Club Brugge 4 (0)
2023–2024 Club NXT 19 (6)
2024– Barcelona B 6 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U19 17 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Víctor Barberá Romero (born 20 August 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Barcelona Atlètic.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Barberá 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 Barcelona 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.

On 27 August 2024, Barberá returned to Barcelona Atlètic on a two-year contract.[4]

International career

Barberá was called up to the Spain U19s in September 2022.[5]

Playing style

Barberá 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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 19 6 — — — 19 6
Club Brugge 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 4 0 2 0 1 0 — 7 0
Barcelona Atlètic 2024–25 Primera Federación 4 1 — — — 4 1
Career total 50 15 2 0 1 0 — 53 15

Honours

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Top Scorer: 2023[8]
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[9]

References

  1. ^ "Vcíctor Barberà". FC Barcelona Atlètic. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Who is Victor Barbera? The young Barça striker who hit three against Bayern". sport. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Víctor Barberà debutó en partido oficial con el Barça Atlètic". es.besoccer.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Victor Barberá, nou jugador del Barça Atlètic" [Victor Barberá, new player for Barça Atlètic] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "FC Barcelona: Seis jugadores del Barça, en la selección española Sub 19". Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "El nuevo Lewandowski que explota en el juvenil del Barça". Culemania. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ^ Víctor Barberá at Soccerway
  8. ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO finals: Víctor Barberá crowned top scorer". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.