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.
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.
On 26 August 2026, Bárcenas signed with Iraklis.
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.
On 27 March 2026, he made his 100th international appearance for Panama, scoring a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw with South Africa. Later that year, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÁrabe Unido2012–13Liga Panameña de Fútbol110———1102013–14Liga Panameña de Fútbol268—20—2882014–15Liga Panameña de Fútbol365———3652015–16Liga Panameña de Fútbol120—40—1602016–17Liga Panameña de Fútbol141—42—182Total9914—102—10916RNK Split (loan)2015–16Croatian Football League80———80Cafetaleros (loan)2016–17Ascenso MX125———1252017–18Ascenso MX33743——3710Total451243——4915Tijuana2018–19Liga MX0000——00Oviedo (loan)2018–19Segunda División37610——3862019–20Segunda División33810——348Total701420——7214Girona (loan)2020–21Segunda División36340—31433Leganés (loan)2021–22Segunda División26210——272Mazatlán2022–23Liga MX28000——2802023–24Liga MX23300—102432024–25Liga MX24000—522922025–26Liga MX30300—00303Total105600—621118Career total389511131029341958
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPanama20142020150020167020171602018902019812020102021141202213320231342024120202540202681Total10710
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 2–0 2–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2. 8 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 9 June 2022 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 4–0 5–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A 4. 5–0 5. 5 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain 1–2 1–2 Friendly 6. 26 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 2–0 2–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7. 8 July 2023 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States 1–0 4–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8. 13 October 2023 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 1–0 2–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 9. 20 November 2023 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 3–0 3–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 10. 27 March 2026 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa 1–0 1–1 Friendly
Honours Cafetaleros Ascenso MX: Clausura 2018 Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25
Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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