Jordan Barrera
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| Full name | Jordan Andrés Barrera Herrera[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Soledad, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Santo Tomás | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Barranquilla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Atlético Junior | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Barranquilla (loan) | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Botafogo | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia U15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Colombia U17 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jordan Andrés Barrera Herrera (born 11 April 2006) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.[2]
Club career
Barrera started his career with Atlético Junior, but would also compete in tournaments for Santo Tomás in 2016 and 2017.[4] He also represented the Atlántico Department in the 2020 and 2022 seasons, winning the national under-15 title in the latter.[5][6][7] At the age of fifteen, Barrera trained with the first team of Atlético Junior.[8]
Later in 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Atlético Junior's reserve team, Barranquilla.[9]
On 24 July 2025, Barrera was officially presented as Botafogo's new player.[10]
International career
Barrera was called up to the Colombia under-17 team for a friendly against Chile, in preparation for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, and managed a goal and an assist in a 2–0 win.[11] In another preparation game, he scored in a 1–1 draw with Peru.[12]
He was then called up for the tournament itself, and impressed with his dribbling and skills in the first game against Uruguay, although the match finished 0–0.[13]