Hernán Barcos (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnam ˈbaɾkos];[a] born 11 April 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Alianza Lima. He is nicknamed El Pirata (The Pirate) and is well known for his finishing ability, technique and strength.
 Barcos with Grêmio in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bell Ville, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Racing | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Guaraní (loan) | 40 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olmedo (loan) | 43 | (22) |
| 2007–2008 | → Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Huracán (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Shenzhen Asia Travel (loan) | 14 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | LDU Quito | 64 | (38) |
| 2012–2013 | Palmeiras | 29 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Grêmio | 69 | (23) |
| 2015 | Tianjin Teda | 29 | (15) |
| 2016–2017 | Sporting CP | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2017 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 36 | (21) |
| 2018 | LDU Quito | 20 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Cruzeiro | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | Atlético Nacional | 31 | (10) |
| 2020 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | (4) |
| 2020 | Messina | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Alianza Lima | 97 | (45) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBarcos debuted professionally for Racing in August 2004. He then went on to play on loan for Club Guaraní (Paraguay), Olmedo (Ecuador), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), and Huracán (Argentina).
On 7 October 2007, Barcos scored his first Serbian SuperLiga goals by netting twice in the late minutes versus Banat Zrenjanin, helping Red Star to get three points. He previously scored once in a Serbian Cup game against Teleoptik.
Chinese Super League
editIn February 2009, Barcos signed a year long loan with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[1] However, after a disappointing half season at Shanghai, he was loaned out to Shenzhen Asia Travel, a fellow CSL club. He scored the first hat-trick in his career in Shenzhen's 4–0 victory over Changchun Yatai on 16 September 2009. He scored 14 goals in 14 league games with Shenzhen and won Chinese Football Association Golden Boot award in the end of the season.
LDU Quito
editIn early 2010, Barcos transferred to LDU Quito to reinforce the squad after their leading goalscorer transferred out. He established himself as a capable striker for the squad, starting a five-game run where he scored one goal a game. Barcos, or "El Pirata" as he was nicknamed by the Liga fans, scored two vital goals against Estudiantes de La Plata in LDU's 2–1 first-leg win, winning the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. Barcos' ended his illustrious 2010 season as Ecuadorian Serie A champion, having scored 22 league goals in 32 games, second best in the league, behind Jaime Ayoví who scored 23 goals.
In the 2011 Ecuadorian Serie A season, Barcos scored 25 goals in 51 matches in all competitions. On 13 August 2011, Barcos did what no other LDU Quito player had ever accomplished in any competition, he scored five goals in a single game against Manta. Barcos would continue with his scoring ability, netting in seven goals in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. He scored an important away goal for LDU Quito in the team's first win ever in Buenos Aires in a 1–0 win against Vélez Sarsfield, thus reaching the Copa Sudamericana finals. He failed to score a single goal in the finals against Universidad de Chile, and though only ended up as runner up in the competition, he and the rest of LDU Quito received support and appraisal from the club's fans. After two amazing years with the club, he had many offers from wealthy clubs. In January 2012, LDU Quito was offered $8 million from a Middle Eastern club to sign Barcos, while simultaneously also offered only $3.5 million from Palmeiras. Even though LDU Quito was suffering from debt, they honored Barcos' wishes to play for Palmeiras, and on 17 January 2012, he signed for the Brazilian team.
Palmeiras
editOn 17 January 2012, Barcos joined Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras for an undisclosed fee.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 February 2012, in a 3–0 victory against Ituano in the Paulistão.[3] Barcos promised to achieve a total number of 27 goals in his first season with Palmeiras, thus showing a countdown of how many are left to go on his football shoes. On 27 February 2012, football specialist Lédio Carmona compared Barcos to a lobster, playing with coach Luiz Felipe Scolari who had said he wanted shrimp, meaning the quality of Palmeiras' signings for the new season.[4] Barcos helped Palmeiras reach the 2012 Copa do Brasil finals by scoring four goals in eight cup games.
On 1 August 2012, Barcos scored a double in Palmeiras' debut in the Copa Sudamericana against Botafogo. He scored another double against Botafogo again, this time in a league match a week later, winning 2–1. Despite Palmeiras' relegation and interest of European clubs, Barcos via Twitter confirmed he would continue to play for the club in 2013. In his words: "I have the dream to play a World Cup, but the only way to leave Palmeiras is receiving a irrefusable deal, that the club cannot say 'no'. I will stay in Palmeiras for love and for liking Palmeiras".[5]
Palmeiras confirmed Barcos would stay for the 2013 season, having been relegated to Serie B, though he was able to participate in the 2013 Copa Libertadores. For Barcos, support from the fans of Palmeiras and Gilson Kleina were fundamental points for him to remain with the Verdão.[6]
Grêmio
editBarcos became Gremio's shock-signing for the 2013 season, wanting to arm a strong side for the 2013 Copa Libertadores. His debut came on 14 February, also scoring from the penalty spot, in a 2–1 home loss in a group-stage match up against Chilean Primera División side Huachipato. In August 2014, he scored twice in a match against Corinthians, becoming the top foreign goalscorer for Grêmio with 36 goals.
Later career
editOn 16 February 2015, Barcos transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda.[7] After a prolific goalscoring season, he transferred to Portuguese side Sporting CP. However, after a brief spell in Europe, the centre-forward returned to the Argentine Primera División, joining Vélez Sarsfield. Barcos debuted for Vélez in a 2–0 defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata for the first fixture of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División[8] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Colón for the 6th fixture.[9]
Return to LDU Quito
editOn 14 January 2017, LDU Quito announced the return of Barcos to the Ecuadorean capital. He was to be incorporated to the team to complete the new squad for the 2017 campaign in time for La Noche Blanca, the derby game against Deportivo Cali.[10] The loan deal will last until the end of 2017.
Bashundhara Kings
editOn 2 February 2020, Bangladesh Premier League defending champions Bashundhara Kings confirmed that Barcos will be part of the team for AFC Cup and the 2nd leg of the league.[11][12]
FC Messina
editOn 30 October 2020, Barcos was formally introduced as a new signing for Italian Serie D club FC Messina.[13] He however left Messina on 23 December 2020, without making a single appearance, due to unsolved bureaucratic issues regarding his non-EU citizen status.[14]
International career
editOn 23 August 2012, Barcos was called up for the matches against Paraguay and Peru for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[15] but he ended up being an unused substitute in them. Instead, he made his national team debut on 19 September 2012, as a starter in a match against Brazil for the Superclásico de las Américas.[16] In October 2012, Barcos also came on as a late substitute in World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Chile.
Personal life
editOn 16 February 2012, after a comparison with Brazilian singer Zé Ramalho made by Léo Bianchi, journalist of Rede Globo, Barcos cursed the reporter, calling him "boludo", a popular scold in Argentina.[17]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing | 2004–05 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Guaraní (loan) | 2005 | Primera División | 23 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 9 | ||||
| Olmedo (loan) | 2006 | Serie A | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | 43 | 22 | |||||
| Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 2007–08 | SuperLiga | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Huracán (loan) | 2008–09 | Primera División | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua (loan) | 2009 | Super League | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Shenzhen Asia Travel (loan) | 2009 | Super League | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | |||
| LDU Quito | 2010 | Serie A | 32 | 22 | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 28 | |
| 2011 | 32 | 16 | — | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 26 | |||
| Total | 64 | 38 | — | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 54 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2012 | Série A | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 55 | 28 |
| 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 61 | 31 | ||
| Grêmio | 2013 | Série A | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 13 |
| 2014 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 29 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 69 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 112 | 44 | ||
| Tianjin Teda | 2015 | Super League | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 15 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 2016 | Primera División | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| LDU Quito (loan) | 2017 | Serie A | 36 | 21 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 26 | |
| LDU Quito | 2018 | Serie A | 20 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| Cruzeiro | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Alianza Lima | 2021 | Liga 1 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| 2022 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | ||
| 2023 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | ||
| Total | 97 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 559 | 232 | 27 | 10 | 89 | 35 | 45 | 31 | 720 | 308 | ||
Honours
editLDU Quito
Palmeiras
Cruzeiro
Alianza Lima
Individual
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot: 2009
- Ecuadorian Serie A top scorer: 2010
- Ecuadorian Serie A top scorer: 2017
- League 1 (Peru) Best player of the year: 2021, 2022
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Argentinos en el futbol del mundo (1ra Parte)
- ^ "Palmeiras anuncia contratação do argentino Hernán Barcos, da LDU" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Invicto e líder: Palmeiras bate Ituano, anima torcida e 'apresenta' Barcos" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Lédio, sobre Barcos: 'Felipão queria um camarão e ganhou uma lagosta'" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Barcos tranquiliza torcida do Palmeiras e avisa que fica por amor ao clube
- ^ Carinho da torcida e até Kleina pesaram para Barcos renovar contrato (in Portuguese)
- ^ 泰达签约前中超金靴巴尔克斯 at sports.sina.com 16 February 2015 Retrieved 16 February 2015
- ^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Liga de Quito confirma el regreso de Hernán Barcos para el 2017". 14 January 2017.
- ^ "বসুন্ধরা কিংসে খেলবেন মেসির সতীর্থ".
- ^ "Analysis: Brilliant Barcos lights up Bangabandhu | Football News |".
- ^ "Fc Messina, Barcos: "Porto esperienza, vince sempre il gruppo"" (in Italian). Corner Messina. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Barcos saluta il Fc. Grabinski: "Una rinuncia dolorosa dopo due mesi e mezzo"" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Lista de convocados para el partido con Paraguay y Perú" (in Spanish). AFA official website. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "La Canarinha ganó el Superclásico de ida" (in Spanish). futbolecudor.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Hernán Barcos reprova apelido e se desentende com repórter em coletiva".
- ^ Hernán Barcos at Soccerway
- ^ Hernán Barcos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
External links
edit- Hernán Barcos on Twitter
- Hernán Barcos on Instagram
- Hernan Barcos at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Hernán Barcos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hernán Barcos Archived 26 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine at the Ecuadorian Football Federation