var playerInfo={"156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"69kg","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1987-6-21","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"Mexico","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Atletico San Luis","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2021-7-5","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"He may be little known outside Mexico, but Pablo Barrera is considered one of the potential stars of the Tricolor team in South Africa. A speedy right-sided attacker, Barrera is skillful on the ball and has a fierce shot from distance. One such strike won his club, Pumas, the Clausura in Mexico last year.

Before joining his international colleagues at their pre-FIFA World Cup camp in April, he was Pumas’ top scorer for the season so far with six goals in 13 games – a total that is more admirable for the fact he plays in a deeper position for his club than for his country.

Barrera participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in 2007 and that same year received his first senior call-up. Not until 2009, however, did he become a regular under present coach Javier Aguirre.

In the CONCACAF Gold Cup and FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers, the Mexico coach used him consistently as a second-half substitute, and he seldom failed to make a positive impact. He is likely to fill a similar role in South Africa which, according to the consensus among Mexican football watchers, may well be his last international tournament before moving to a club abroad.","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Atletico San Luis,Pumas UNAM,Monterrey,Cruz Azul,West Ham United F.C.,Real Zaragoza[on loan],Pumas UNAM U20","0DC344593C67F298":"57215","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"0","53F6A06F211D096A":"Queretaro FC","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"0","57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"8","65809D335DC33AB4":"4699","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"175cm","e_index":4};