| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Barral Torres[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-10)10 May 1983 (age 41)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Servando | |||
| 1999–2002 | San Fernando | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid B | 53 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | →Fuenlabrada (loan) | 34 | (17) |
| 2006–2012 | Sporting Gijón | 201 | (48) |
| 2012–2013 | Orduspor | 27 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Levante | 67 | (18) |
| 2015 | Al Dhafra | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Granada | 22 | (0) |
| 2017 | APOEL | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Cádiz | 28 | (6) |
| 2018 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Racing Santander | 26 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Internacional Madrid | 42 | (11) |
| Total | 538 | (135) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Barral Torres (born 10 May 1983) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as astriker.
He achievedLa Liga totals of 221 games and 46 goals over eight seasons, withSporting de Gijón,Levante andGranada. He added 136 matches and 30 goals in theSegunda División, and also played professionally in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and Japan.
Born inSan Fernando, Cádiz,Andalusia, Barral started playing professionally in the lower divisions, withReal Madrid'sB andC teams, with a loan stint at neighbouringCF Fuenlabrada in between.[2] In the2006–07 season he moved toSporting de Gijón where, in hissecond year, he formed a formidable attacking partnership withMate Bilić (arrived in January 2008) to help theAsturias side to return toLa Liga after a 10-year absence.[3]
Barral scored his first top-flight goal on 26 October 2008, from apenalty in a 3–0 away win againstDeportivo de La Coruña.[4] Duringthe campaign he again paired up with Bilić for a total of 22 league goals,[5] and scored a crucial one in the last matchday – a 2–1 home victory overRecreativo de Huelva – as Sporting avoided relegation.[6]
On 20 March 2010, Barral scored at former club Real Madrid: he beat the offside trap and cut inside from the right hand, before firing pastIker Casillas for the game's first, but the hosts turned the score around for a final 3–1 win.[7]
In2010–11, Barral continued to battle with Bilić for first-choice status,[2] with Sporting also having acquiredGastón Sangoy; coachManuel Preciado often fielded only one striker. On 15 January 2011, in the 19th round, he opened his account, at home againstHércules CF (2–0).[8] In the next league match, also atEl Molinón, he also found the net, for the game's only goal againstAtlético Madrid.[9] The following month, he helped his team to a 1–1 home draw withFC Barcelona after a fine individual effort early in the first half.[10]
In the2011–12 season, Barral scored nine goals from 30 appearances (best in the squad), but it was not enough to prevent Sporting from being relegated after five years.[11] On 5 July 2012, aged 29, he moved abroad for the first time, signing withOrduspor of the TurkishSüper Lig.[12]
Barral returned to his homeland in the summer of 2013, penning a two-year deal withLevante UD.[13] On 7 February 2015, he became the first national player to score ahat-trick in a year afterAthletic Bilbao'sAritz Aduriz, in a 4–1 home win overMálaga CF.[14][15]
On 5 July 2015, Barral signed forAl Dhafra FC in the United Arab Emirates after his contract with Levante expired.[16] On 24 January of the following year, he returned to Spain and its top division after agreeing to an 18-month deal atGranada CF.[17]
After being involved in a scuffle with teammateIsaac Cuenca during a meal at the club's sports city, in late November 2016, Barral was suspended indefinitely.[18] On 16 January 2017, he signed an 18-month contract withCypriot First Division championsAPOEL FC.[19] He scored twice on his debut six days later, in his team's 7–0 home defeat ofAEZ Zakakiou forthe domestic league.[20]
On 27 May 2017, Barral's contract was mutually terminated,[21] and he joinedCádiz CF on a one-year deal on 12 July.[22] Still in that year, on 19 November, he scored in his very first match at Sporting's home ground after leaving, helping the visitors to a 3–0 victory.[23]
On 15 January 2019, after a brief spell in theJ2 League withTokushima Vortis, the 35-year-old Barral returned to Spain and signed withRacing de Santander until 30 June.[24] He achieved promotion to the second tier in hisfirst season, scoring six goals.[25]
Barral joined third-tierInternacional de Madrid on 19 January 2021, becoming the first player ever to be bought usingcryptocurrency asBitcoin was used to sign him instead of conventional currency.[26] In summer 2022, as the club was dealing with serious bureaucratic and financial problems, he announced his retirement.[27]
Barral was notcapped bySpain at any level. He played for theAndalusia autonomous team on 7 June 2013 against theirMadrid equivalent on the centenary ofthe latter's Football Federation, and scored both goals of a 2–1 win inVallecas.[28]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2004–05[29] | Segunda División B | 26 | 6 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06[29] | Segunda División | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 9 | ||
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2003–04[29] | Segunda División B | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | 34 | 17 | |||
| Sporting Gijón | 2006–07[29] | Segunda División | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08[29] | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||||
| 2008–09[29] | La Liga | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 41 | 14 | |||
| 2009–10[29] | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| 2010–11[29] | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 2011–12[29] | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 201 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 55 | ||
| Orduspor | 2012–13[30] | Süper Lig | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Levante | 2013–14[29] | La Liga | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15[29] | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 21 | ||
| Al Dhafra | 2015–16[30] | UAE Pro League | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||
| Granada | 2015–16[29] | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[29] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| APOEL | 2016–17[30] | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |
| Cádiz | 2017–18[29] | Segunda División | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2018[30] | J2 League | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 9 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2018–19[29] | Segunda División B | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 18 | 6 | |
| 2019–20[29] | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| Internacional Madrid | 2020–21[29] | Segunda División B | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 509 | 126 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 554 | 146 | ||
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