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Full nameCauan Lucas Barros da Luz
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth6 May 2004
BirthplaceTacaratu
Height175 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubVasco DA Gama
Defensive midfielder
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1362
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.

Also this season

On loan at America MineiroSerie B: 17 apps, 3g 0a, 1405 min

On loan at America MineiroMineiro - 1: 10 apps, 2g 0a, 661 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Vasco DA Gama; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Bat America Mineiro173014057.14
Serie A171013627.08
Mineiro - 1at America Mineiro1020661
Copa Do Brasilat America Mineiro10057

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Cauan Barros is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 62.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 57th of 421 on scout potential in the Serie A and 525th of 2840 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barros.

Judged on this season alone, Barros graded 19 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.031 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 19).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 6% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Barros is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.2 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Barros is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 6% defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 36% defensive midfielders · Serie A12th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A57th in the Serie A · potential2nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A525th-highest potential U-23 tracked
62.4
Ratingi
2nd of 34 defensive midfielders
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.03
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.03
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 39.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 62.4, Barros carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A (top 6%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots10

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes824
Pass accuracy43%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success75%
Duels won105
Duels won %56.8%
Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions21
Blocks11
Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.