Julio Barroso

Julio Barroso
	Barroso with Colo-Colo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Julio Alberto Barroso
Date of birth	January 16, 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Everton
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Argentinos Juniors
2005–2010	Boca Juniors
2006	→ Racing Club (loan)
2007	→ Lorca (loan)
2007–2008	→ Estudiantes (loan)
2010–2012	Ñublense
2012–2014	O'Higgins
2014–2020	Colo-Colo
2021–	Everton
National team
2005	Argentina U-20
Honours
Representing Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2021

Julio Alberto Barroso (born 16 January 1985 in San Martín, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Chilean football defender currently playing for Everton. He was nationalised as a Chilean so as to free up a spot as an international player for his club.

Career[]

Argentina, Spain and Ñublense[]

Barroso has played for a number of teams in his early years, like Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Estudiantes, including a spell in Spain with Lorca and his first experience in Chile with Ñublense.

Barroso was part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005.

O'Higgins[]

On 2012, Barroso is signed for O'Higgins from Ñublense. In 2012, he was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.

In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 16 of 18 matches, and scored one goal in the match that finished 4:3 against Rangers de Talca.

Colo-Colo[]

For the Clausura 2013-14, Barroso is signed for Colo-Colo for a US$1.1M fee.

In August 2014, it was reported that the Football Federation of Chile had approached the player with a view to representing the Chile national football team, but it was found he was ineligible due his participation at the 2005 FIFA World Cup Youth Championship prior to gaining citizenship.^[1]