Dani Barrio

Dani Barrio

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Barrio Álvarez
Date of birth	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Veriña
2005–2006	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Sporting B	8	(0)
2009–2010	Ribadesella	38	(0)
2010–2011	Marino	36	(0)
2011–2013	Oviedo	37	(0)
2013–2015	Leganés	33	(0)
2015–2019	Melilla	141	(0)
2019–2020	Numancia	42	(0)
2020–2022	Málaga	38	(0)
2022–2023	Burgos	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrioand the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Daniel "Dani" Barrio Alvarez (born 10 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Barrio graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2006–07 campaign, in Tercera División. He first arrived in Segunda División B in 2011, signing for Real Oviedo, ^[1] after stints with Ribadesella CF ^[2] and Marino de Luanco, ^[3] both in the fourth level.

On 11 August 2013 Barrio moved to CD Leganés, also in the third division. ^[4] He appeared in 31 matches during the season, as the Madrid side were promoted to Segunda División after a ten-year absence.

On 11 September 2014 Barrio made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia, for the campaign's Copa del Rey. ^[5] He made his Segunda División debut on 8 February of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against RCD Mallorca. ^[6]

In 2015, Barrio joined UD Melilla in the third division, being an undisputed first-choice during his spell. On 10 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with CD Numancia in the second level. ^[7]

On 28 August 2020, after suffering relegation, Barrio agreed to a two-year contract with Málaga CF. ^[8] After two seasons acting mainly as a backup, he signed a one-year deal with fellow second level side Burgos CF on 30 June 2022. ^[9]

References

1. El Oviedo alcanza un acuerdo con el meta Dani Barrio por dos temporadas (Oviedo reaches agreement with goalkeeper Dani Barrio for two seasons); El Comercio, 2 June 2011 (in Spanish)
2. El portero Dani Barrio, octavo fichaje del Ribadesella (Goalkeeper Dani Barrio, eighth signing of Ribadesella); La Nueva España, 9 July 2009 (in Spanish)
3. El Marino ficha a Iván Guardado y Dani Barrio (Marino signs Iván Guardado and Dani Barrio); La Nueva España, 22 June 2010 (in Spanish)
4. El portero Dani Barrio ficha por el Leganés (Goalkeeper Dani Barrio signs for Leganés); Leganés' official website, 11 August 2013 (in Spanish)
5. Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés (Munir stops Leganés' cup dreams); Marca, 11 September 2014 (in Spanish)
6. Un serio y efectivo Leganés deja en la cuerda floja a Karpin (A serious and effective Leganés puts Karpin under the strings); Marca, 8 February 2015 (in Spanish)
7. "Dani Barrio, nuevo portero del CD Numancia" [Dani Barrio, new goalkeeper of CD Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
8. "Experiencia bajo los palos con Dani Barrio" [Experience behind the sticks with Dani Barrio] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
9. "Dani Barrio, tercer refuerzo para la temporada 22/23" [Dani Barrio, third addition for the 22/23 season] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

External links

• Dani Barrio at BDFutbol
• Dani Barrio at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Dani Barrio at Soccerway