Joaquín Barro (born 9 March 2001) is an Argentine professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whi ...

Career

Barro's career started with Gimnasia y Esgrima. After being moved into Carlos Morales Santos' senior squad during the

2016–17 Primera B Nacional The 2016–17 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 32nd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in August 2016 and ended in July 2017. Twenty-three teams competed in the league, twenty returning from the 2016 season, one team t ...

campaign, Barro was selected for his professional debut on 30 July 2017 during a victory away to

Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...

. That was the defender's only appearance in a season which Gimnasia y Esgrima finished eighteenth. In January 2018, Barro was signed on loan by

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

side Talleres.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barro, Joaquín 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Jujuy Province Argentine footballers Men's association football defenders Primera Nacional players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers