Alejandro "Álex" Barrera García (born 12 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Llanera as a central midfielder.

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Barrera joined neighbouring Sporting de Gijón's youth academy in 1998, aged seven.

On 19 August 2012, Barrera made his first official appearance with the main squad, starting in a 2–0 defeat at CD Numancia in the Segunda División.

[4] He contributed 11 matches – four starts – and one goal[5] in the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after a three-year absence; his maiden appearance in the competition took place on 30 December 2015, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–0 away loss to SD Eibar.

[7] On 31 August of the following year, after being sparingly used, he moved to division three side Extremadura UD,[8] helping achieve a first-ever promotion to the former tier in 2018.