V. Barkas

Barkas's current-season form is up 23% on last season (Season 22→27), while his Rating eased 45→37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Utrecht · 6th	35	10	29%	7.19	37	27
2024/25	Utrecht · 4th	31	8	26%	7.14	45	22
2023/24	Utrecht · 7th	31	7	23%	7.27	49	17
2022/23	UtrechtLoan · 7th	34	12	35%	6.93	56	40
2021/22	Celtic · 1st	1	1	100%	6.3	32	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Greece · international

Side	Apps	G
Greece	13	0
Greece U21	7	0
Greece U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

V. Barkas is a 32-year-old goalkeeper at Utrecht, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (99.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barkas.

Judged on this season alone, Barkas graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, on 10 clean sheets across 35 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 17th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. At 32 Barkas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending up

Current potential17th of 22 goalkeepers · Eredivisie Current seasonTop 19% goalkeepers · Eredivisie4th-best goalkeeper in the Eredivisie239th in the Eredivisie · potential17th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Eredivisie

37.1

Ratingi

17th of 22 goalkeepers

27.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

99.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.03

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Utrecht finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

29%

CS rate

99.7%

Minutes

10 clean sheets in 35 appearances (29% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 99.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

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 37.1, Barkas carries the 17th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eredivisie of 22. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %99.7%

Available fixtures35 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.029

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %65

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.029

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 32, Barkas sits on 8.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barkas's projected Rating — 37.1 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 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Utrecht2023/24 – nowFree

Utrecht(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Celtic2020/21 – 2022/23

AEK Athens FC2016/17 – 2020/21

Atromitosuntil 2016/17

About V. Barkas

Vasilis Cornelius Barkas is a 32-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Utrecht, born on May 30, 1994 in Zetten, standing 196 cm tall. He is from Greece. Utrecht currently sit 6th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, V. Barkas has made 35 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 3,141 minutes, averaging a 7.31 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Eredivisie, the UEFA Europa League and the KNVB Beker.

When V. Barkas plays, Utrecht's record this season is 16W-10D-16L — and his match ratings average 7.35 at home against 6.87 on the road.

Recent matches

May 24, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Ajax (120 minutes, 8.5 rating)
May 21, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Heerenveen (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 17, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Fortuna Sittard (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-1 win away at Ajax (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs NAC Breda (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Excelsior (90 minutes, 4.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Telstar (90 minutes, 8.6 rating)
April 4, 2026: 3-4 loss away at PSV Eindhoven (90 minutes, 5.3 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs GO Ahead Eagles (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-0 win away at Twente (90 minutes, 8.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Barkas at 37.1 with a Season form score of 27.3, ranking 239th of 284 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: V. Barkas has missed 1 match this season through injury.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Premiership and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, V. Barkas has totalled 243 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 35 appearances for Utrecht.

V. Barkas's career has also included time at Celtic, AEK Athens FC and Atromitos.

On the international stage, V. Barkas has represented Greece, Greece U21, Greece U19 — 23 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Utrecht finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points