Nelson Alberto Barahona Collins (born 22 November 1987 in Colón) is a

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nian

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attacking midfielder. He currently plays for the

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side

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Club career

Nicknamed ''el Russo'', Barahona played numerous of years in Árabe Unido's youth team before in 2007 making his debut with the senior team. After having several good appearances with the club and the Panama youth team he moved to

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an side Fénix. ''Russo'' made his league debut with Fénix as a second-half substitute on 27 February 2008 against

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. Unfortunately, Fénix were relegated and Barahona returned to ANAPROF side Árabe Unido where he was crowned champion of the

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. On 28 February 2009 Barahona signed a 1-year loan contract with Colombian side

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making him the second Panamanian in team after Amilcar Henriquez was signed in December 2008. He played his last game for Árabe Unido on 27 February 2009. By 2010 he was transferred to

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...

, a club with which he had the chance to play the

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. At the end of the year, he was loaned to

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n side

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. In mid-2011 he returned to

, club owner of his sports rights, but on 2 September 2011 he was hired by

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whom he subsequently left in December 2011. On 17 January 2012

confirmed him as the new reinforcement for the 2012 season, Barahona joining compatriots Amílcar Henríquez and

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at the club. This is his second stay in the club. In February 2013, he signed with

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and he moved to

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in December 2013. In 2015, Barahona returned to Panama after seven years abroad to play for

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International career

Barahona was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the

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in Canada. He scored Panama's only goal of the tournament against

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. He made his senior debut for

on 22 August 2007 against

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and has, as of 1 May 2015, earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 13

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matches and was part of the

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that won the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in

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.UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details
– RSSSF In 2011, he was called up by

Julio Dely Valdés Julio César Dely Valdés (born March 12, 1967) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés. Club career Born in Colón, Dely V ...

to play at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Árabe Unido *

;Atlético Huila * Torneo Finalización 2009 (Runner-up) Mejor jugador de fútbol profesional local COSAWARDS 2017

National

* 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barahona, Nelson 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Colón, Panama Association football midfielders Panamanian footballers Panama international footballers 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa Centroamericana-winning players C.D. Árabe Unido players Centro Atlético Fénix players Atlético Huila footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Caracas FC players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Alianza Petrolera players San Francisco F.C. players Categoría Primera A players Panamanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Venezuela