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Cristopher Barrera

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Cristopher Barrera
Personal information
Full name Cristopher Jesús Barrera Vergara
Date of birth (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Renca, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Cobresal
Youth career
Deportes Melipilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Deportes Melipilla 63 (0)
2022–2024 Coquimbo Unido 32 (3)
2023Curicó Unido (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Cobresal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2024

Cristopher Jesús Barrera Vergara (born 18 April 1998) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chilean Primera División side Cobresal.

Club career

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A product of Deportes Melipilla youth system, he made his professional debut in the win against Deportes Puerto Montt for the 2019 Primera B de Chile. Along with Melipilla, he got the promotion to the Chilean Primera División for the 2021 season.[1] For the 2022 season, he joined Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[2]

He joined curicó Unido for the 2023 season,[3] returning to Coquimbo Unido in the second half of the year.[4]

Barrera joined Cobresal for the 2025 season.[5]

Personal life

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Barrera is nicknamed El Gringo.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "CRISTOPHER BARRERA: POTENCIA EN LA BANDA DERECHA AURINEGRA" (in Spanish). Coquimbo Unido. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ Fernández, Pablo (31 December 2021). "Un refuerzo más: Cristopher Barrera es nuevo jugador de Coquimbo Unido". OneFootball (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Cristopher Barrera se convirtió en refuerzo de Curicó Unido". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Antes del cierre el libro de pases los piratas inscriben a Cristopher Barrera". Diario La Región (in Spanish). Coquimbo, Chile. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ Vera, Pablo (28 November 2024). "Cobresal anuncia su primer fichaje: fue figura del Torneo 2024". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Coquimbo Unido puso sus ojos en Cristopher Barrera" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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