Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera (born 23 October 1993) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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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

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February 2014, netting the game's only in a home defeat of

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. On 15 January 2016, Bárcenas was loaned to Croatian side

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for six months. After appearing rarely, he returned to Árabe Unido before joining

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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

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arranged in the following July. On 18 July 2018, however, he was loaned to

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side

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for one year. On 9 August 2019, Bárcenas' loan was extended for a further campaign. On 5 October 2020, Bárcenas joined

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on loan. The following 8 August, he moved to fellow second division team

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also in a temporary deal. In June 2022

club

announced they had signed Bárcenas to a deal.

International career

Bárcenas made his full international debut for

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on 6 August 2014, in a 3–0 loss against

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. After featuring for under-23 side in the

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, he was included in Hernán Darío Gómez's squads for the

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and the

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. On 14 May 2018, Bárcenas was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the

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, 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

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Cafetaleros *

: Clausura 2018 Panama *

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runner-up:

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runner-up: 2024–25 Individual *

Best XI:

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barcenas, Yoel 1993 births Living people Footballers from Colón, Panama Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Men's association football wingers Liga Panameña de Fútbol players C.D. Árabe Unido players Croatian Football League players RNK Split players Ascenso MX players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Club Tijuana footballers Segunda División players Real Oviedo players Girona FC players CD Leganés players Pan American Games competitors for Panama Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2024 Copa América players Panama men's international footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain