Jahir Alejandro Barraza Flores (born 17 September 1990) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Santa Tecla.

Biography

Born in

Delicias, Chihuahua Delicias (Spanish for ''Delights'') is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and serves as the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located southeast of the state capital, Chihuahua. Delicias was declared an official municipality ...

, Barraza started his career at Dorados Fuerzas Basicas of

Tercera División de México The Liga TDP is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System. The Liga TDP is divided into 17 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their ...

. In 2008–09 season he was signed by

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and joined their Filial Team Académicos, at

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, Atlas B Team at Segunda División and C team at Tercera División. He made his Primera A debut, on January 17, 2009, in a 1–1 tie with

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. After the fold of Académicos team, in 2009–10 season he played for Atlas B at Segunda División and Fuerzas Basicas U20 Team at Fuerzas Basicas U20 League (Which Atlas had team played from 2nd division to 7 division). In the Copa MX Apertura 2013, Barraza was the top scorer. On 15 January 2019, Barraza joined

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of the

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. However, San Antonio and Barraza mutually agreed to terminate the loan after just one-month at the club. After a trial at

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in Finland, he signed a one-year loan deal on 10 April 2019.

U-23 International appearances

''As of 22 February 2012''

U-23 International Goals

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Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Nezahualcóyotl (), or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico. It is located in the state of Mexico, adjacent to the east side of Mexico City. The municipality comprises its own intrasta ...

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Toros Neza Neza Fútbol Club, also known as ''Toros Neza'' is a Mexican football team based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. They play in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. The club returned for the Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place o ...

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* * * * * 1990 births Living people Association football midfielders Footballers from Chihuahua Mexican expatriate footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players USL Championship players Ykkönen players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Club Necaxa footballers San Luis F.C. players San Antonio FC players FF Jaro players Cimarrones de Sonora players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Finland People from Delicias, Chihuahua Mexican footballers {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub