Rudy Ronaldo Barrientos Reyes (born 1 March 1999) is a Guatemalan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Guatemala national team.

Club career

A former academy player of

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, Barrientos joined

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in 2015. He made his senior debut for the club on 26 February 2017 in a goalless draw against Malacateco. In June 2019, Barrientos joined

. He was under a training contract with Guastatoya at that time and the signing was made without their knowledge. Guastatoya later sued both Municipal and Barrientos in

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International career

Barrientos is a former Guatemalan youth international. He was captain of national under-20 team at

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. He was also part of under-23 team at

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. Barrientos made his senior team debut for Guatemala on 17 November 2019 in a 5–0

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win against

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. He scored his first international goal four days later in a 8–0 friendly win against

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Honours

;Guastatoya *

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: Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018 ;Municipal *

: Apertura 2019

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of 4 June 2021. Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Barrientos goal.''

References

External links

* 1999 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players C.D. Guastatoya players C.S.D. Municipal players People from Izabal Department {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub