ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.
Also this season
On loan at America Mineiro — Serie B: 17 apps, 3g 0a, 1405 min
On loan at America Mineiro — Mineiro - 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1221 | 6.94 |
 Carioca - 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 6.97 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.9 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.73 |
Scout report
Cauan Barros is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 70.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 33rd of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A and 177th of 1770 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (80.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.86 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 51 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 65 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.856 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 51). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, top 14% of the 65 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Barros is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 38.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Barros is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 80.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70.4, Barros carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 14%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Vasco DA Gama finished 19th 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 (3.86 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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