Eric Hernán Barrios (born 17 February 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Georgian club

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Career

Barrios started out in the academy of Huracán de Rojas in 2004, prior to moving on to the systems of Fundación

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and River Plate. After a period in the latter's youth academy, having appeared at the

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, the midfielder left in January 2019 to join Juventud of Uruguay's Primera División. He made his debut during a loss to Fénix on 16 February, taking the place of

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after sixty-seven minutes.

Career statistics

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1998 births People from Rojas Partido Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Living people Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Juventud de Las Piedras players Ayacucho FC footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers FC Samtredia players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Peruvian Primera División players Primera Nacional players Erovnuli Liga players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub