ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mazatlán.
Scout report
Y. Bárcenas is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Mazatlán, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 25% of Liga MX central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 42nd of 56 in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bárcenas.
Judged on this season alone, Bárcenas graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 12 central midfielders in the Liga MX, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.293 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 31). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 11th of 12 of the 12 central midfielders in the Liga MX. At 32 Bárcenas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Bárcenas is operating at his career peak — the 2020/21 level is the level.
Output in context · Mazatlán finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, 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 23, Bárcenas carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga MX of 12, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Mazatlán finished 16th of 18) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
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 Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.
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