Iván Martínez Gonzálvez (born 17 August 1998), known as Iván Barbero or simply Barbero, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Iván Barbero
Personal information
Full name Iván Martínez Gonzálvez
Date of birth (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Roquetas de Mar, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Number 9
Youth career
Parador
Poli Ejido
2011–2015 Poli Aguadulce
2015–2016 Natación Almería
2016–2017 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Poli Aguadulce 1 (0)
2017 Almería B 4 (0)
2017–2023 Osasuna B 117 (41)
2019–2023 Osasuna 6 (0)
2020Almería (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021Alcorcón (loan) 32 (2)
2023– Deportivo La Coruña 23 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Club career

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Born in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, Andalusia, Barbero started his career with AD Parador.[1] He then represented Polideportivo Ejido and AD Polideportivo Aguadulce, making his senior debut with the latter on 21 December 2014 by starting in a 3–0 Segunda Andaluza home win against CD La Cantoriana.

Barbero moved to Club Natación Almería in the 2015 summer, returning to youth football. In the following year he joined UD Almería,[1] being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad; he also represented the reserves in Tercera División during the campaign.

On 17 June 2017, Barbero signed for another reserve team, CA Osasuna B in Segunda División B.[2] On 27 June 2019, after helping the B-team in their promotion back to the third division with 19 goals, he renewed his contract until 2023.[3]

Barbero made his first team debut on 19 December 2019, starting in a 3–0 away win against CF Lorca Deportiva, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 30 January, he returned to Almería on loan until the end of the season, with an obligatory 2 million buyout clause in case of promotion.[4]

Barbero made his professional debut on 2 February 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Radosav Petrović in a 1–1 away draw against CD Numancia.[5] On 28 August, he moved to fellow second division side AD Alcorcón also in a temporary deal.[6]

Upon returning, Barbero was assigned to the first team of Osasuna, and made his La Liga debut on 29 August 2021 by playing the last three minutes in a 3–2 away win over Cádiz CF. On 1 September 2022, after featuring rarely, he was demoted to the B-team, now in Primera Federación.[7]

On 21 July 2023, Barbero signed a two-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.[8]

Personal life

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Barbero's father, also known as Barbero, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he also represented Almería.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 May 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2017–18 Segunda División B 26 0 26 0
2018–19 Tercera División 36 18 2[a] 1 38 19
2019–20 Segunda División B 20 10 20 10
Total 82 28 0 0 2 1 84 29
Osasuna 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Almería (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 9 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10 0
Alcorcón (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 32 2 2 0 34 2
Career total 123 30 3 0 3 1 129 31
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ a b c "El Barbero que marca los goles" [The Barbero who scores goals] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Osasuna Promesas refuerza su delantera con Iván Barbero" [Osasuna Promesas bolster their forward lines with Iván Barbero] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Osasuna renueva a Barbero" [Osasuna renew Barbero] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Barbero, cedido al Almería con una opción de compra obligatoria en caso de ascenso" [Barbero, loaned to Almería with an obligatory buyout clause in case of promotion] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "El Numancia se salva con un dudoso penalti ante el Almería" [Numancia save themselves with a dubious penalty against Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "El delantero Iván Martínez, "Barbero" nuevo jugador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Forward Iván Martínez, "Barbero" new player of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Barbero jugará en Osasuna Promesas" [Barbero will play in Osasuna Promesas] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Barbero, nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023–24" [Barbero, new player of Dépor 2023–24] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ Iván Barbero at Soccerway
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