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Cauan Barros

Rising assetVasco DA Gama · 22 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameCauan Lucas Barros da Luz
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth6 May 2004
BirthplaceTacaratu
Height175 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubVasco DA Gama
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
1318
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 A163012216.94
Carioca - 17005516.97
Copa Do Brasil2001806.9
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3001806.73

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

Cauan Barros is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 70.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 34th of 325 on scout potential in the Serie A and 72nd of 1538 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (77.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.96 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 49 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.961 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 49). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 13% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Barros is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.2 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: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Streaky
70.5
Ratingi
9th of 71 central midfielders
49.4
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
77.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.96
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
3.96
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
22
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 77.1% 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. 3.96 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 70.5, Barros carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 13%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vasco DA Gama finished 17th 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 (3.96 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 central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target3
Shots16

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes821
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success50%
Duels won114
Duels won %57.9%
Fouls won46

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions22
Blocks7
Fouls committed32
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.