Pablo Barrios

Barrios's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 79. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Atletico Madrid · 4th	2	0	0	7.25	79	24
2025/26	Atletico Madrid · 4th	23	1	1	7.03	79	24
2024/25	Atletico Madrid · 3rd	31	1	4	6.9	90	39
2023/24	Atletico Madrid · 4th	24	0	1	7.02	82	22
2022/23	Atletico Madrid · 3rd	26	0	1	6.65	80	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain	4	0
Spain U23	6	0
Spain U21	5	0
Spain U19	2	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Pablo Barrios is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 78.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barrios.

On the season, Barrios graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.187 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79. At 23 Barrios is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 87 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

78.8

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.19

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico Madrid finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.19

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 78.8 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.054

Assists / 900.054

Goal contribution / 900.108

Defensive actions / 903.187

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900

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 (~87), then tapers with age. At 23, Barrios sits on 87, at or near its peak. The blue line is Barrios's projected Rating — 78.8 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 central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions27

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

About Pablo Barrios

Pablo Barrios Rivas is a 23-year-old central midfielder who plays for Atletico Madrid, born on June 15, 2003 in Madrid, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Spain. Atletico Madrid currently sit 4th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Pablo Barrios has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 114 minutes, averaging a 7.4 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Villarreal (24 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 19, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Malaga (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)

Pablo Barrios's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Atletico Madrid face Sevilla away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Pablo Barrios at 78.8 with a Season form score of 24. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Olympics Men. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Pablo Barrios has totalled 129 club appearances with 5 goals and 7 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 31 appearances for Atletico Madrid.

On the international stage, Pablo Barrios has represented Spain, Spain U23, Spain U21, Spain U19 — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.