Iván Barbero

Iván Martínez Gonzálvez (born 17 August 1998), known as Iván Barbero or simply Barbero, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Iván Barbero
Personal information
Full nameIván Martínez Gonzálvez
Date of birth (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birthRoquetas de Mar, Spain
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Number9
Youth career
Parador
Poli Ejido
2011–2015Poli Aguadulce
2015–2016Natación Almería
2016–2017Almería
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014Poli Aguadulce1(0)
2017Almería B4(0)
2017–2023Osasuna B117(41)
2019–2023Osasuna6(0)
2020Almería (loan)9(0)
2020–2021Alcorcón (loan)32(2)
2023–Deportivo La Coruña23(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Club career

Born in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, Andalusia, Barbero started his career with AD Parador.[1] He then represented Polideportivo Ejido and AD Polideportivo Aguadulce, making his senior debut with the latter on 21 December 2014 by starting in a 3–0 Segunda Andaluza home win against CD La Cantoriana.

Barbero moved to Club Natación Almería in the 2015 summer, returning to youth football. In the following year he joined UD Almería,[1] being initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad; he also represented the reserves in Tercera División during the campaign.

On 17 June 2017, Barbero signed for another reserve team, CA Osasuna B in Segunda División B.[2] On 27 June 2019, after helping the B-team in their promotion back to the third division with 19 goals, he renewed his contract until 2023.[3]

Barbero made his first team debut on 19 December 2019, starting in a 3–0 away win against CF Lorca Deportiva, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 30 January, he returned to Almería on loan until the end of the season, with an obligatory 2 million buyout clause in case of promotion.[4]

Barbero made his professional debut on 2 February 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Radosav Petrović in a 1–1 away draw against CD Numancia.[5] On 28 August, he moved to fellow second division side AD Alcorcón also in a temporary deal.[6]

Upon returning, Barbero was assigned to the first team of Osasuna, and made his La Liga debut on 29 August 2021 by playing the last three minutes in a 3–2 away win over Cádiz CF. On 1 September 2022, after featuring rarely, he was demoted to the B-team, now in Primera Federación.[7]

On 21 July 2023, Barbero signed a two-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.[8]

Personal life

Barbero's father, also known as Barbero, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he also represented Almería.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B2017–18Segunda División B260260
2018–19Tercera División36182[a]13819
2019–20Segunda División B20102010
Total822800218429
Osasuna2019–20La Liga000000
2021–22La Liga001010
Total00100010
Almería (loan)2019–20Segunda División90001[a]0100
Alcorcón (loan)2020–21Segunda División32220342
Career total12330303112931

References