Esequiel Barco
Esequiel Omar Barco (born 29 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Russian Premier League team Spartak Moscow.
.jpg) Barco playing for Spartak Moscow in August 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esequiel Omar Barco[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1999
(aged 27)[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[4] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Jorge Griffa | ||
| 2015–2016 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Independiente | 38 | (5) |
| 2018–2023 | Atlanta United | 81 | (17) |
| 2022–2023 | → River Plate (loan) | 76 | (10) |
| 2024 | River Plate | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | Spartak Moscow | 38 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Argentina Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:44, 28 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 57 | 8 | |||
| Atlanta United | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Total | 81 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 19 | ||
| River Plate (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 45 | 5 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
| River Plate | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 14 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 48 | 25 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 333 | 58 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, U.S. Open Cup, Russian Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
Honours
Independiente
Atlanta United
River Plate
Individual
References
- ↑ El particular error de Barco con su nombre (in es) (2 July 2021)Diario Olé. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ Football BARCO Esequiel - Tokyo 2020 Olympics (in en) (22 July 2021)International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina (13 June 2019)FIFA. p. 1.
- ↑ Esequiel Barco (in es)Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Esequiel Barco at Soccerway
- ↑ Esequiel Barco - Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer.
- ↑ Atlanta United 2, Minnesota United 1 | 2019 US Open Cup Final Recap. mlssoccer.com (27 August 2019)Major League Soccer. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Atlanta United 3, Club America 2 | 2019 Campeones Cup Match Recap. mlssoccer.com (14 August 2019)Major League Soccer. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ 2018 MLS All-Star Roster. mlssoccer.comMajor League Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ 2019 MLS All-Star Roster. mlssoccer.comMajor League Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
Other websites
- Esequiel Barco at Soccerway