# Yoel Bárcenas

Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Mazatlán and 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. 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.
On 26 December 2017, Bárcenas joined Cafetaleros permanently, with a deal to Tijuana arranged in the following July. On 18 July 2018, however, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for one year. On 9 August 2019, Bárcenas' loan was extended for a further campaign.
On 5 October 2020, Bárcenas joined Girona on loan. The following 8 August, he moved to fellow second division team CD Leganés also in a temporary deal.
In June 2022 Liga MX club Mazatlán announced they had signed Bárcenas to a deal.

## 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 and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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. He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Panama was knocked out in the group stage.

## Career statistics
### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Panama | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Panama | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Panama | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| Panama | 2017 | 16 | 0 |
| Panama | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Panama | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| Panama | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Panama | 2021 | 14 | 1 |
| Panama | 2022 | 13 | 3 |
| Panama | 2023 | 13 | 4 |
| Panama | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 95 | 9 |
    Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Yoel Bárcenas :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 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. | 9 June 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Martinique | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 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 |

## Honours

Cafetaleros
* Ascenso MX: Clausura 2018
Individual
* CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023