Eric Hernán Barrios (born 17 February 1998) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for Georgian club
Samtredia
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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
Leo Messi
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and
River Plate.
After a period in the latter's youth academy, having appeared at the
Generation Adidas Cup
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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
Cristian Sención
Cristian Emanuel Sención Rodríguez (born 28 January 1996) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión Magdalena in the Categoría Primera A
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after sixty-seven minutes.
Career statistics
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References
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
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