Javier Nicolás Burrai (born 9 October 1990) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga PRO Ecuador club Barcelona SC. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Ecuador national team.

Javier Burrai
Personal information
Full name Javier Nicolás Burrai
Date of birth (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Barcelona SC
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Arsenal de Sarandí 0 (0)
2013FC Locarno (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Guillermo Brown 1 (0)
2016–2017 Club Atlético Sarmiento 7 (0)
2017–2018Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019 Macará 42 (0)
2020– Barcelona S.C. 112 (0)
International career
2024– Ecuador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

International career edit

Burrai was naturalized as Ecuadorian in November 2023 after years in the country. He was called up to the Ecuador national team that month for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[1]

He made his debut on 24 March 2024 in a friendly against Italy.[2]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 24 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours edit

Barcelona S.C.

References edit

  1. ^ "And those born in Ecuador? Javier Burrai, the ninth nationalized goalkeeper to be called up to the national team - 247 News Agency". 247newsagency.com.
  2. ^ "Ecuador v Italy game report". ESPN. 24 March 2024.

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