Yoel Bárcenas

Yoel Bárcenas
Bárcenas with Panama in 2026
Personal information
Full name Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Place of birth Colón, Panama
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
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)
International career‡
2015 Panama U22 5 (0)
2015 Panama U23 1 (0)
2014– Panama 107 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up2023 United States–CanadaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:47, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Panama national team.

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[10] and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] Later that year, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Árabe Unido 2012–13 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 110———110
2013–14 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 268—2[b]0—288
2014–15 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 365———365
2015–16 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 120—4[b]0—160
2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 141—4[b]2—182
Total 9914—102—10916
RNK Split (loan) 2015–16 Croatian Football League 80———80
Cafetaleros (loan) 2016–17 Ascenso MX 125———125
2017–18 Ascenso MX 33743——3710
Total 451243——4915
Tijuana 2018–19 Liga MX 0000——00
Oviedo (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 37610——386
2019–20 Segunda División 33810——348
Total 701420——7214
Girona (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 36340—3[c]1433
Leganés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 26210——272
Mazatlán 2022–23 Liga MX 28000——280
2023–24 Liga MX 23300—1[d]0243
2024–25 Liga MX 24000—5[d]2292
2025–26 Liga MX 30300—00303
Total 105600—621118
Career total 389511131029341958
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Panamá, Copa del Rey and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in La Liga play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 27 June 2026[15][16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 201420
201500
201670
201716[a]0
201890
201981
202010
2021141
202213[a]3
202313[a]4
2024120
202540
202681
Total10710
  1. 1 2 3 He featured in 4 unofficial FIFA matches: Martinique (2017, 2022 twice, 2023).
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[15]
List of international goals scored by Yoel Bárcenas
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 June 2019Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.8 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama Dominican Republic2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 June 2022Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Martinique4–05–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
4.5–0
5.5 November 2022Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Qatar1–21–2Friendly
6.26 June 2023DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States Costa Rica2–02–12023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.8 July 2023AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Qatar1–04–02023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.13 October 2023Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Curaçao1–02–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
9.20 November 2023Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica3–03–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
10.27 March 2026Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa South Africa1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Cafetaleros

Panama

Individual

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arroyo y Bárcenas a conquistar Europa" [Arroyo and Bárcenas to conquer Europe] (in Spanish). Mi Diario. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Panameño Édgar Yoel Bárcenas jugará en México a préstamo" [Panamanian Edgar Yoel Bárcenas will play in Mexico on loan] (in Spanish). Telemetro. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ya es jugador de Xolos" [Already is a Xolos player] (in Spanish). El Siglo. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Yoel Bárcenas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Yoel Bárcenas, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Yoel Bárcenas seguirá siendo oviedista" [Yoel Bárcenas will remain as an oviedista] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "L'extrem Yoel Bárcenas, reforç per a l'atac del Girona" [The winger Yoel Bárcenas reinforces Girona's attack] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora a Yoel Bárcenas para su frente de ataque" [C.D. Leganés sign Yoel Bárcenas for their front lines] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "El panameño Edgar Yoel Bárcenas ficha por el Mazatlán de México". La Prensa. 25 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Panama unveils Copa Centroamericana roster". CONCACAF.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Final 23-Player Rosters Announced for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup". Gold Cup. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Hernán Darío Gómez da listado de 23 convocados a la Copa Mundial" [Hernán Darío Gómez gives the 23 man called up to the World Cup] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Édgar Yoel Bárcenas entra en un grupo histórico de Panamá al alcanzar los 100 partidos" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 29 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Los 26 Mundialistas de Panamá" [Panama's 26-Man World Cup Squad] (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 26 May 2026. Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Édgar Yoel Bárcenas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (21 January 2026). "Edgar Yoel Bárcenas - International Appearances". RSSSF.
  17. ↑ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Mexico beat Panama with stoppage-time penalty for CONCACAF Nations League title". Reuters. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Pineda, Gray and Carrasquilla lead way in Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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