Wilmar Barrios

Wilmar Enrique Barrios Terán (born 16 October 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Colombia national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Terán.
Wilmar Barrios
Barrios with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wilmar Enrique Barrios Terán[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Deportes Tolima 102 (3)
2016–2018 Boca Juniors 48 (1)
2019– Zenit Saint Petersburg 128 (3)
International career‡
2016 Colombia U23 9 (0)
2016– Colombia 55 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Born in Cartagena, Colombia, Barrios relocated to Ibagué where he made professional football debut with Deportes Tolima. During his time with Tolima, Barrios notably won the Copa Colombia in 2014. In 2016, he was acquired by Argentine giants Boca Juniors. Barrios won two trophies with the Xeneizes: the Primera División in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he joined Russian Premier League side FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on an initial 4,5-year contract; in 2021, his contract was extended until 2026. Since his arrival to the club, Barrios has won six trophies with Zenit, including four league titles, the Russian Cup and the Russian Super Cup.

Before debuting with Colombia in 2016, Barrios represented his country's Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Since then, he has earned over 50 caps. Barrios was part of the Colombia squad that took part in the 2018 World Cup. Additionally, Barrios represented Colombia at the 2019 and 2021 editions of the Copa América, achieving a third-place finish in the latter.

Club career

Barrios was given a red card for two bookable offences during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals against rivals River Plate held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[2]

On 1 February 2019, he signed a 4,5-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3] On 19 October 2021, Barrios extended his contract with Zenit until the end of the 2025–26 season.[4] On 31 August 2023, he extended his contract with Zenit until June 2027.[5]

International career

Barrios was named in Colombia's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[6]

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

On 27 September 2022, Barrios scored his first goal for Colombia, the winning goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Mexico.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportes Tolima 2013 Categoría Primera A 110120––230
2014 Categoría Primera A 36013100–491
2015 Categoría Primera A 3738040–493
2016 Categoría Primera A 1805100–231
Total 102338240001445
Boca Juniors 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 190100000200
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 23130401[lower-alpha 1]0311
2018–19 Argentine Primera División 60208000160
Total 4816012010671
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018–19 Russian Premier League 101–40–141
2019–20 Russian Premier League 2613060–351
2020–21 Russian Premier League 26000601[lower-alpha 2]0330
2021–22 Russian Premier League 270208000370
2022–23 Russian Premier League 28120–1[lower-alpha 2]0311
2023–24 Russian Premier League 11010–1[lower-alpha 2]0130
Total 128390240301643
Career total 2787532400403759
  1. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  2. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International
As of match played 7 September 2023[10]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201630
201750
201890
2019120
202040
2021160
202241
202320
Total551
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrios goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Wilmar Barrios
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 September 2022Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States Mexico3–23–2Friendly

Honours

Deportes Tolima

Boca Juniors

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. Lowe, Sid (9 December 2018). "River Plate claim Copa Libertadores against 10-man Boca after Quintero strikes". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Добро пожаловать, Вильмар! В "Зенит" переходит игрок сборной Колумбии" [Welcome, Wilmar! Colombia national team player moves to Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 February 2019.
  4. "Wilmar Barrios signs a contract extension with the club". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. "Сине-бело-голубые продлили контракт с Вильмаром Барриосом" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. "Falcao left out of Colombia's Copa America squad". goal.com. Goal. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. "Mexico vs. Colombia - Football Match Summary - September 27, 2022 - ESPN".
  9. Wilmar Barrios at Soccerway
  10. "Barrios, Wílmar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  12. "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  13. ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
  14. ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023.
  15. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  16. ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
  17. ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
  18. "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
  19. "Исполком РФС утвердил 33 лучших футболиста сезона-2019/20" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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