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Pablo Barrios

Top-tier performerAtletico Madrid · 23 yrs

Profile

Full namePablo Barrios Rivas
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age23
Date of birth15 Jun 2003
BirthplaceMadrid
Height183 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubAtletico Madrid
Central midfielder
23
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1666
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.

Injury-affected season

Missed 15 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 15 injury absences (muscle, injury, thigh). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga231116667.03
UEFA Champions League9016807.01
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Spain U21500421
Copa del Rey3011066.67

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

Pablo Barrios is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 86.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (80.5% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Barrios graded 40 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.187 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 39 → 40). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 86, top 6% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 23 Barrios is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 95.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Barrios missed 15 games through injury (muscle, injury, thigh) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Barrios is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 6% central midfielders · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 33% central midfielders · La Liga24th-best central midfielder in the La Liga19th in the La Liga · potential4th-highest potential central midfielder in the La Liga
86.4
Ratingi
4th of 73 central midfielders
39.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
80.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

3.19
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
27
Interceptions
7
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

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 86.4, Barrios carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga (top 6%). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.