Yoel Bárcenas
Panamanian footballer (born 1993)
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Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Iraklis and the Panama national team.
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Bárcenas with Panama in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Iraklis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Árabe Unido | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Árabe Unido | 96 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → RNK Split (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Cafetaleros (loan) | 45 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Tijuana | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Oviedo (loan) | 70 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Girona (loan) | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Leganés (loan) | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Mazatlán | 105 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Iraklis | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Panama U22 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Panama U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Panama | 107 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Colón, Bárcenas made his senior debut with hometown side Árabe Unido on 29 July 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Plaza Amador. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February 2014, netting the game's only in a home defeat of San Francisco.
On 15 January 2016, Bárcenas was loaned to Croatian side RNK Split for six months.[2] After appearing rarely, he returned to Árabe Unido before joining Ascenso MX side Cafetaleros de Tapachula on 23 January 2017, also in a temporary deal.[3]
On 26 December 2017, Bárcenas joined Cafetaleros permanently, with a deal to Tijuana arranged in the following July.[4] On 18 July 2018, however, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for one year.[5] On 9 August 2019, Bárcenas' loan was extended for a further campaign.[6]
On 5 October 2020, Bárcenas joined Girona on loan.[7] The following 8 August, he moved to fellow second division team CD Leganés also in a temporary deal.[8]
In June 2022, Liga MX club Mazatlán announced they had signed Bárcenas to a deal.[9]
International career
Bárcenas made his full international debut for Panama on 6 August 2014, in a 3–0 loss against Peru. After featuring for under-23 side in the 2015 Pan American Games, he was included in Hernán Darío Gómez's squads for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana[11] and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]
On 14 May 2018, Bárcenas was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was also among the final squad announced on 30 May.[13] He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Panama was knocked out in the group stage.
On 27 March 2026, he made his 100th international appearance for Panama, scoring a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw with South Africa.[14] Later that year, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Árabe Unido | 2012–13 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 26 | 8 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 12 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga Panameña de Fútbol | 14 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 99 | 14 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 109 | 16 | ||||
| RNK Split (loan) | 2015–16 | Croatian Football League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Cafetaleros (loan) | 2016–17 | Ascenso MX | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| Total | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 49 | 15 | ||||
| Tijuana | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 70 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 14 | ||||
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 43 | 3 | |
| Leganés (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Mazatlán | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 2 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga MX | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 111 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 389 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 419 | 58 | ||
- Includes Copa Panamá, Copa del Rey and U.S. Open Cup
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearance(s) in La Liga play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
- He featured in 4 unofficial FIFA matches: Martinique (2017, 2022 twice, 2023).
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 18 June 2019 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama |  Dominican Republic | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 9 June 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Martinique | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 5 November 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain |  Qatar | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 26 June 2023 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 7. | 8 July 2023 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | Qatar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 8. | 13 October 2023 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao |  Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 9. | 20 November 2023 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 10. | 27 March 2026 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Cafetaleros
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023[18]
- CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25[19]
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023[20]
