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#3 First Colombian to sign for Barcelona
Barcelona have had a number of South American players don the Blaugrana kit in decades gone by. There have been Brazilians, Argentines, Uruguayans, and even Chilean players.
However, this is the first time they have signed a Colombian player who will represent them in official matches.
Technically, he is the second Colombian player to sign for the club. According to Barcelona, the first Colombian to play for the Catalan club was Lauro Mosquera.
Back in 1964, Mosquera had represented Barcelona in a pre-season friendly where they played Sabadell. But César Rodríguez, the coach at the time, was not impressed with his performances and he never played for the club.
Juan Cuadrado may have become the first Colombian when he was linked with the Camp Nou club in recent transfer windows but a deal was never struck to bring the winger to La Liga.
Other big-name Colombian players in La Liga include Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) and Luis Muriel (Sevilla) while James Rodriguez also spent a few years with Real Madrid before going out on loan.
