Jerónimo Barrales (born 28 January 1987) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Barrales was born in

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. After playing

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in his late infancy he joined

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's youth system at the age of 12, and made his professional debut in 2006, going on to establish as a key member of the first team; during the 2007–08 season, the

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tournaments combined, he scored eight goals in 32 games as they ranked third in the former. On 3 July 2009, Spanish

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club

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signed Barrales on loan. At the end of the season he returned to Banfield, where he failed to reproduce his previous form, leaving for

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of Chile on loan in early January 2011. The following year, he returned to his homeland and joined

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side

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. On 5 July 2013, Barrales signed with Asteras Tripolis F.C. for an undisclosed fee. He made his

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debut on 18 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 home draw with PAS Giannina FC. Barrales was linked to

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in April 2015, after solid performances that eventually led him to be crowned league top scorer in the 2014–15 campaign with 17 goals, helping his team finish fourth. In addition, he scored three times in the group stage of the

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, twice against

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. On 18 August 2015, Barrales joined Turkish club

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after agreeing to a three-year contract for

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1.5 million. Grossly unsettled in the country, he then returned to Huracán on loan. Barrales signed for

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of the

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on 7 January 2017, but after several poor performances he was controversially sent to the feeder team outside the

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, with countryman Gabriel Guerra moving in opposite direction to help his team win the double. Barrales returned to the Greek top division in July 2018, signing with

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from

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 October in a 1–1 home draw with OFI Crete FC, adding a further two in the next two matches, against Athlitiki Enosi Larissa FC (2–1 away win) and Levadiakos FC (3–2 victory, home). On 9 August 2019, Barrales returned to former side Asteras for an undisclosed fee. He scored 11 goals in 26 games in the first season in his second spell to help to a mid-table finish, before agreeing to a one-year extension on 20 July 2020.

Honours

Individual * Super League Greece Top Scorer: 2014–15 (17 goals) * Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2014–15 *

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

Player of the Season: 2019–20, 2020–21

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