Diego Barbosa

Barbosa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→34), while his Rating eased 33→26. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Toluca · 2nd	3	0	0	6.4	26	34
2025/26	Toluca · 5th	33	1	1	6.72	33	34
2024/25	Toluca · 1st	24	0	2	6.81	37	10
2024/25	Club Tijuana	7	0	1	6.81	—	—
2023/24	Toluca	30	0	2	6.88	—	—
2023/24	Atlas	4	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Club Tijuana · 16th	27	0	2	6.88	43	34
2022/23	Atlas	28	0	0	6.67	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Mexico · international

Side	Apps	G
Mexico	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

D. Barbosa is a 29-year-old full-back at Toluca, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 34. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.8. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (60.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbosa.

On the season, Barbosa graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 4.464 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 29 Barbosa is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Barbosa is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

32.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

33.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.46

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Toluca finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.46

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.3%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.04

Assists / 900.04

Goal contribution / 900.079

Defensive actions / 904.464

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.316

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 29, Barbosa sits on 7.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barbosa's projected Rating — 32.8 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 full-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles89—

Interceptions18—

Blocks6—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

TolucaJan 2025 – now

Club TijuanaJun 2023 – Jan 2025

Atlas(back from loan)Jun 2019 – Jun 2023

DDorados(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jun 2019

Atlas(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jul 2018

VVenados FC(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jun 2016

Atlasuntil Jan 2016

About D. Barbosa

Diego Armando Barbosa Zaragoza is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Toluca, born on September 25, 1996 in Guadalajara, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Mexico. Toluca currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, D. Barbosa has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 177 minutes, averaging a 6.46 match rating over his last 5 rated games. His season has spanned the CONCACAF Champions League and the Liga MX.

When D. Barbosa plays, Toluca's record this season is 2W-2D-1L.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-1 win away at Club Queretaro (31 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 15, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Atlante FC (60 minutes, 7 rating)
July 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas (86 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 31, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Tigres UANL (31 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 7, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Los Angeles FC (16 minutes, 6.6 rating)

D. Barbosa's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Toluca face Puebla away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Barbosa at 32.8 with a Season form score of 33.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Liga MX and the Campeón de Campeones. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, D. Barbosa has totalled 263 club appearances with 6 goals and 11 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Atlas.

D. Barbosa's career has also included time at Club Tijuana, Atlas, DDorados and VVenados FC.

On the international stage, D. Barbosa has represented Mexico — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.