Édgar Bárcenas

Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club Girona, on loan from Cancún, and the Panama national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bárcenas and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Édgar Bárcenas
Bárcenas playing for Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Girona (on loan from Cancún)
Number 23
Youth career
Árabe Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Árabe Unido 96 (16)
2016 → RNK Split (loan) 8 (0)
2017 → Cafetaleros (loan) 25 (5)
2018–2020 Cafetaleros 20 (7)
2018–2020 → Oviedo (loan) 70 (14)
2020– → Girona (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2015 Panama U22 5 (0)
2015 Panama U23 1 (0)
2014– Panama 43 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

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]

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[8] and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

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.[10] He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Panama was knocked out in the group stage.

Career statistics

International
As of 14 November 2020[11]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201420
201500
201670
2017160
201890
201981
202010
Total431

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 June 2019Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Cafetaleros de Tapachula

Winners: 2017–18

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 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. 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. "Panama unveils Copa Centroamericana roster". CONCACAF.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. "Final 23-Player Rosters Announced for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup". Gold Cup. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. "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.
  11. "Édgar Yoel Bárcenas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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