Federico Barba (born 1 September 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club Sion as a central defender.

Born in Rome, Italy, Barba was a six-year-old boy when began to play at the Axa Soccer School.

[2] Playing as a left or central defender, in 2007 he was sold to Cisco Roma (former Lodigiani), the third most popular soccer team in Rome, and at the age of 15 he was transferred to A.S. Roma where he played in the youth teams, coached, at first, by Andrea Stramaccioni and then by Alberto De Rossi.

In 2012–13 Serie B, Barba made successive appearances since from 20 October 2012, becoming the regular central defender of Grosseto team.

[8] In July 2017, Barba was acquired by Spanish club Sporting de Gijón for a reported €1 million fee.

[10] On 6 July 2019, he returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with La Liga side Real Valladolid.