Domestic-league season · Mazatlán.
Following his move to Mazatlán, Bárcenas's current-season form is up 129% on last season (Season 14→32), while his Rating eased 49→24. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
Y. Bárcenas is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Mazatlán, rated 23.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 278th of 337 in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (79% 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 32 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 56 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 14 → 32). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 44th of 56 of the 56 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 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Bárcenas is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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.
With a Rating of 23.6, Bárcenas carries the 44th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga MX of 56, 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.
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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 32, Bárcenas sits on 6.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bárcenas's projected Rating — 23.6 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.
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