Young Chilean/Norwegian promise sets off to try his luck in Spanish soccer.
Christopher Alexis Bolbarán Barrera, Chilean-Norwegian goalkeeper, born on March 15, 2004 and based in Norway, has started his youthful football career in Nordic teams such as Skeid and currently in Vålerenga from where he is preparing his next steps, preparing to travel to Spain to fulfill a new stage in his sporting dream: having the possibility of testing his skills as a goalkeeper in a prestigious Spanish professional football club - We are referring to the Valencian team of the Spanish 1st division league Levante UD.
Son of Chilean parents, Jessica Bolbarán and Carlos Barrera, "Chris" as he is known by those close to him in Oslo, began his career at the age of 13, debuting for Skeid in Norway in 2016 until he made his way to the team in the Norwegian capital. the popular Vålerenga painting.
He was also a participant in the Latinamerika FK youth soccer project, where both his father and other regular collaborators of Radio Latin-Amerika 105.8 FM in Norway worked enormously to build a team made up of young Latin Americans that could represent the continent in the largest soccer event. world youth championship known as the "Norway Cup".
The month of January will be the great challenge for this young promise, specifically on the 17th when he sets out for the Iberian Peninsula despite all the post-pandemic health setbacks and the problems to train normally even with his own team that has been out of activity for some time. a month, along with other associated difficulties such as the large financial outlay involved in making this type of journey, especially for the family.
Christopher Alexis Bolbarán Barrera, Chilean-Norwegian goalkeeper, born on March 15, 2004 and based in Norway, has started his youthful football career in Nordic teams such as Skeid and currently in Vålerenga from where he is preparing his next steps, preparing to travel to Spain to fulfill a new stage in his sporting dream: having the possibility of testing his skills as a goalkeeper in a prestigious Spanish professional football club - We are referring to the Valencian team of the Spanish 1st division league Levante UD.
Son of Chilean parents, Jessica Bolbarán and Carlos Barrera, "Chris" as he is known by those close to him in Oslo, began his career at the age of 13, debuting for Skeid in Norway in 2016 until he made his way to the team in the Norwegian capital. the popular Vålerenga painting.
He was also a participant in the Latinamerika FK youth soccer project, where both his father and other regular collaborators of Radio Latin-Amerika 105.8 FM in Norway worked enormously to build a team made up of young Latin Americans that could represent the continent in the largest soccer event. world youth championship known as the "Norway Cup".
But Christopher remains positive, he continues training faithful to his spirit with his father who has supported him from the beginning. When the young 17-year-old goalkeeper was consulted exclusively for Portal Convicción from Oslo in Norway about his expectations in the face of this great personal challenge, he responded that - "it is difficult to answer that question but I am confident in myself, I feel prepared because I have "I train every day, so I am motivated and it is to be hoped that the Levante coach will like it."
The latest achievements of the Norwegian Chilean support his words, a year ago with his club Vålerenga they rose to the top level in the youth category which allows them to compete with clubs from all over Norway and in this regard, their relationship with the club is quite good, because Vålerenga himself has formally authorized this foray of his youthful goalkeeper into Spanish fields.
January 6, 2022.
Written by: Director Convicción Web.