Pablo Barrera

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Pablo Barrera
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta
Date of birth	June 21, 1987 (1987-06-21) (age 20)
Place of birth	Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker, Winger
Club information
Current club	Universidad Nacional
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	U.N.A.M.	37 (4)
National team2
2007-	Mexico	2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 20, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta (born 21 June 1987 in Tlalnepantla, Mexico ) is a Mexican football player.

He currently plays as a forward for Universidad Nacional, a Mexico DF team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas youth system at the age of 14 and worked his way through the ranks to make his debut on the Primera División in 2005, and is currently a regular starter. Pablo Barrera is a fast player and is known for his great centers, he was involve in all the plays when Pumas beat Veracruz 8-0 which went on to receive praise from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as scouts watched him play with deep interest over a move for him in the summer 2008.

v • d • e UNAM Pumas – current squad 1 Patiño • 2 Velarde • 4 Verón • 5 Castro • 6 G. Espinoza • 7 Leandro • 8 Barrera • 9 Solari • 10 Scocco • 11 Sambueza • 12 Bernal • 13 Chiapas • 14 Diego • 15 González • 16 F. Espinoza • 17 Palencia • 18 Meza • 19 Bonells • 20 Íñiguez • 21 Cabrera • 22 Santana • 23 García • 24 Mosco • 25 A. Palacios • 26 Juárez • 27 Morales • 28 M. Palacios • 30 Ramírez • 34 Pineda • 40 Jaramillo • 45 Briones • 61 Medina • 67 Alanís • Manager: Ferretti