SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC announced on Tuesday it had signed defender Danny Barbir ahead of the 2026 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval and per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Barbir brings extensive USL Championship experience to SAFC, having made 136 appearances and logged 10,964 minutes of action the regular season and playoffs. He made his professional debut in the USL Championship with Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in 2017 before spending time in Europe with Astra Giurgiu in Romania and SV Sandhausen in Germany. He returned stateside in 2020, spending two seasons in USL Championship with Sporting Kansas City II, where he scored four goals in 39 matches.

The 28-year-old went on to feature for Oakland Roots SC (2022-23), Indy Eleven (2024), Miami FC (2024) and, most recently, Lexington SC (2025). Over the course of his USL Championship career, Barbir has logged 353 clearances, 645 recoveries and 165 interceptions while posting a career duel success rate of 53.3 percent and tackle success rate of 63.5 percent.

Originally from Atlanta, Barbir spent the majority of his youth career abroad in England, first with the Premier League’s Manchester City before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2014. Internationally, he has represented the United States at various youth national team levels, including appearances with the U-15, U-17 and U-19 teams. In 2015, he earned two caps at the U-15 FIFA World Cup in Chile.