Bruno Ignacio Barranco (born 13 March 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club US Albenga.

Career

Ferro Carril Oeste

Barranco's first senior club became

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in 2016. He made his professional debut in a

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fixture on 9 December versus

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, he was previously an unused substitute a week prior against Atlético Paraná. In the following July, Barranco scored his first goals against Atlético Paraná and

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. He matched that tally in his second campaign, netting twice across seventeen fixtures. In January 2020, Ferro announced Barranco had been loaned to

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side

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. However, the forward didn't officially sign for the club despite featuring and scoring in friendly matches. He returned to Argentina in March, prior to filing a freedom of action request against Ferro for lack of payment - the club in turn filed a complaint to the AFA about Barranco's representatives and father. He was allowed to leave in July.

Olympiacos Volos

In the succeeding September, Barranco headed to Europe with

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club Olympiacos Volos. He wouldn't initially appear competitively for them due to delays caused by the

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. Ahead of January 2021, it was announced that Barranco was to be transferred to Greek top-flight outfit AEL; penning terms until 2024. However, on 23 December 2020, the deal was cancelled due to the player wanting a shorter contract than previously agreed. On 8 February, Barranco was loaned to

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in the

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barranco, Bruno 1997 births Footballers from Buenos Aires Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Doxa Drama F.C. players Primera Nacional players Super League Greece 2 players Serie D players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy