Yoel Bárcenas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bárcenas and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Yoel Bárcenas
Bárcenas with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Mazatlán
Number 11
Youth career
Árabe Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Árabe Unido 96 (16)
2016 → RNK Split (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Cafetaleros (loan) 45 (12)
2018–2022 Tijuana 0 (0)
2018–2020 → Oviedo (loan) 70 (14)
2020–2021 → Girona (loan) 36 (3)
2021–2022 → Leganés (loan) 26 (2)
2022– Mazatlán 32 (2)
International career‡
2015 Panama U22 5 (0)
2015 Panama U23 1 (0)
2014– Panama 95 (9)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Mazatlán and the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in Colón, Bárcenas made his senior debut with hometown side Árabe Unido on 29 July 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Plaza Amador. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February 2014, netting the game's only in a home defeat of San Francisco.

On 15 January 2016, Bárcenas was loaned to Croatian side RNK Split for six months.[2] After appearing rarely, he returned to Árabe Unido before joining Ascenso MX side Cafetaleros de Tapachula on 23 January 2017, also in a temporary deal.[3]

On 26 December 2017, Bárcenas joined Cafetaleros permanently, with a deal to Tijuana arranged in the following July.[4] On 18 July 2018, however, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for one year.[5] On 9 August 2019, Bárcenas' loan was extended for a further campaign.[6]

On 5 October 2020, Bárcenas joined Girona on loan.[7] The following 8 August, he moved to fellow second division team CD Leganés also in a temporary deal.[8]

In June 2022 Liga MX club Mazatlán announced they had signed Bárcenas to a deal.[9]

International career

Bárcenas made his full international debut for Panama on 6 August 2014, in a 3–0 loss against Peru. After featuring for under-23 side in the 2015 Pan American Games, he was included in Hernán Darío Gómez's squads for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana[10] and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

On 14 May 2018, Bárcenas was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was also among the final squad announced on 30 May.[12] He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Panama was knocked out in the group stage.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Panama 2014 2 0
2015 0 0
2016 7 0
2017 16 0
2018 9 0
2019 8 1
2020 1 0
2021 14 1
2022 13 3
2023 13 4
2024 12 0
Total 95 9
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[13]
List of international goals scored by Yoel Bárcenas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 June 2019 Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 8 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama  Dominican Republic 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 9 June 2022 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Martinique 4–0 5–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
4. 5–0
5. 5 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain  Qatar 1–2 1–2 Friendly
6. 26 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Costa Rica 2–0 2–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7. 8 July 2023 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Qatar 1–0 4–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. 13 October 2023 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao  Curaçao 1–0 2–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
9. 20 November 2023 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 3–0 3–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Cafetaleros

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Arroyo y Bárcenas a conquistar Europa" [Arroyo and Bárcenas to conquer Europe] (in Spanish). Mi Diario. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Panameño Édgar Yoel Bárcenas jugará en México a préstamo" [Panamanian Edgar Yoel Bárcenas will play in Mexico on loan] (in Spanish). Telemetro. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Ya es jugador de Xolos" [Already is a Xolos player] (in Spanish). El Siglo. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Yoel Bárcenas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Yoel Bárcenas, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Yoel Bárcenas seguirá siendo oviedista" [Yoel Bárcenas will remain as an oviedista] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "L'extrem Yoel Bárcenas, reforç per a l'atac del Girona" [The winger Yoel Bárcenas reinforces Girona's attack] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora a Yoel Bárcenas para su frente de ataque" [C.D. Leganés sign Yoel Bárcenas for their front lines] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ "El panameño Edgar Yoel Bárcenas ficha por el Mazatlán de México". La Prensa. 25 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Panama unveils Copa Centroamericana roster". CONCACAF.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Final 23-Player Rosters Announced for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup". Gold Cup. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Hernán Darío Gómez da listado de 23 convocados a la Copa Mundial" [Hernán Darío Gómez gives the 23 man called up to the World Cup] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Édgar Yoel Bárcenas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Pineda, Gray and Carrasquilla lead way in Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.


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