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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Junior.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of Junior's ~54 games this season through 10 injury absences (international duty, inactive). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Botafogo — Serie A: 6 apps, 1g 0a, 320 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Junior; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primera A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 737 | 6.86 |
 Serie Aat Botafogo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6.7 |
 World Cup - U20at Colombia U20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 7.57 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
 Sudamericano U20at Colombia U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Barrera is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder at Junior, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 33rd of 438 on scout potential in the Primera A and 903rd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barrera.
Judged on this season alone, Barrera graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 41 of the 41 attacking midfielders in the Primera A, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 14 appearances (0.366 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Barrera, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, top 20% of the 41 attacking midfielders in the Primera A. At 20 Barrera is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barrera missed 10 games through injury (international duty, inactive) out of roughly 54 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Output in context · Junior finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side
1 goal in 14 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 15.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.3, Barrera carries the 8th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primera A of 41 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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