Barbona's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→29), while his Rating climbed 18→24. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Defensa Y Justicia · 10th	20	5	3	6.63	22	18
2025/26	Defensa Y Justicia · 12th	21	0	0	6.73	18	0
2024/25	Defensa Y Justicia · 21st	3	0	0	6.77	23	0
2023/24	Defensa Y Justicia	30	3	5	7.08	—	—
2022/23	Club QueretaroLoan	10	0	0	6.73	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Barbona is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Defensa Y Justicia, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 38% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.1, ranking 406th of 539 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (46.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbona.

Judged on this season alone, Barbona graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 61 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 5 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances (0.641 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 29). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 46th of 61 of the 61 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Barbona is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27

Current potential46th of 61 centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 38% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina 23rd-best centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina 406th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 46th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina

24.1

Ratingi

46th of 61 centre-forwards

29.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Defensa Y Justicia finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.25

Goals / app

5 goals in 20 appearances (0.25 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.1, Barbona carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 61. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.3%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900.4

Assists / 900.24

Goal contribution / 900.641

Defensive actions / 900.721

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %41.7

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %41.2

Cards / 900.08

Foul involvement / 901.441

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 31, Barbona sits on 4.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barbona's projected Rating — 24.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Shots on target12

Shots20

Passing

Assists3

Chances created32

Passes565

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success41.2%

Duels won32

Duels won %40.5%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles8

Blocks1

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Defensa Y Justicia(on loan)Jan 2023 – now

Club Queretaro(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

Club TijuanaSept 2020 – Jul 2022€ 1.7M

Racing ClubJul 2019 – Sept 2020€ 2.2M

Atletico TucumanAug 2016 – Jul 2019€ 870K

Estudiantes L.P.Jan 2015 – Aug 2016€ 240K

Nueva Chicagountil Jan 2015

About D. Barbona

David Matías Barbona is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Defensa Y Justicia, born on February 22, 1995 in Morón, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Defensa Y Justicia currently sit 10th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, D. Barbona has made 20 appearances with 5 goals and 3 assists across 1,124 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Barbona plays, Defensa Y Justicia's record this season is 7W-8D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.27 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

October 3, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs San Lorenzo (65 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 9 rating)
September 18, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Central Cordoba de Santiago (63 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
September 11, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Gimnasia M. (66 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
September 6, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Lanus (63 minutes, 6.21 rating)
August 31, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Platense (79 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-1 win away at Belgrano Cordoba (73 minutes, 7 rating)
August 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Velez Sarsfield (88 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Newells Old Boys (81 minutes, 8.6 rating)
August 1, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Estudiantes L.P. (95 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 29, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Deportivo Riestra (75 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)

D. Barbona's next match is on October 10, 2026, when Defensa Y Justicia face Union Santa Fe away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Barbona at 24.1 with a Season form score of 29.4, ranking 406th of 539 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Trofeo de Campeones and the Prim B Metro. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, D. Barbona has totalled 298 club appearances with 25 goals and 30 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Defensa Y Justicia.

D. Barbona's career has also included time at Club Queretaro, Club Tijuana, Racing Club, Atletico Tucuman, Estudiantes L.P. and Nueva Chicago.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Defensa Y Justicia finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points