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Full nameCauan Lucas Barros da Luz
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth6 May 2004
BirthplaceTacaratu
Height175 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubVasco DA Gama
Defensive midfielder
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1362
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.

Also this season

On loan at America MineiroSerie B: 17 apps, 3g 0a, 1405 min

On loan at America MineiroMineiro - 1: 10 apps, 2g 0a, 661 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Vasco DA Gama; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Bat America Mineiro173014057.14
Serie A171013627.08
Mineiro - 1at America Mineiro1020661
Copa Do Brasilat America Mineiro10057

Scout report

Rising assetBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Cauan Barros is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 66.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 42nd of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A and 426th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (60.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barros.

Judged on this season alone, Barros graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.031 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 29).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 9% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Barros is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Barros is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 30% defensive midfielders · Serie A17th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A42nd in the Serie A · potential5th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A426th-highest potential U-23 tracked
66.3
Ratingi
5th of 57 defensive midfielders
28.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.03
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.03
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.3, Barros carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A (top 9%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.