Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1114 | 6.83 |
 Mineiro - 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 544 | 6.93 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 6 | 0 | 2 | 375 | 6.79 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 328 | 7.33 |
Following his move to Cruzeiro, Barbosa's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 15→24), while his Rating eased 52→42. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 44).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cruzeiro · 3rd | 30 | 6 | 2 | 6.83 | 42 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Flamengo · 3rd | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6.75 | 52 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | Flamengo · 4th | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6.6 | 60 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Flamengo · 5th | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7.11 | 69 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | Flamengo · 2nd | 18 | 12 | 5 | 7.22 | 71 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | Flamengo · 1st | 25 | 14 | 2 | 6.75 | 73 | 44 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Gabriel Barbosa is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Cruzeiro, rated 42.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 228th of 427 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbosa.
Judged on this season alone, Barbosa graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 56 of the 56 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.646 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 26th of 56 of the 56 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 29 Barbosa is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
6 goals in 30 appearances (0.2 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 42.4, Barbosa carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 56. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.65 goal contributions 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.
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 (~56), then tapers with age. At 29, Barbosa sits on 30.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barbosa's projected Rating — 42.4 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.
€17M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
