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Players / Melanie Barcenas
Forward
Melanie Barcenas
USA · Age 18 · 163 cm
Season at a glance · 2024
All stats →10 appearances · 446 minutes
2024 · published season totals · San Diego Wave listed in season record · data through Sep 1, 2026
- Appearances
- 10
- Starts
- 5
- Minutes
- 446
- Assists
- 0
- Key passes
- 3
- Interceptions
- 7
Latest appearance · 2024
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ILLUSTRATIVE POSITIONS + MOTION · NOT A MATCH REPLAY
Look beyond the ball2024 · San Diego Wave
Central midfielder
San Diego Wave
Playing style →Right midfielder
San Diego Wave
Career →Who becomes an option when she turns with the ball?
Similar players →Recent playing time · 2024
All matches →3 starts in 5 recorded appearances. Latest: 69 minutes against Courage on .
Event-clock minutes include stoppage time and can exceed 90. Only appearances are shown; gaps do not establish availability.
Statistics · 2024
Metric definitions →| Metric | Total | Per 90 minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 7 | 1.41 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 0.81 |
| Key passes | 3 | 0.61 |
| Passes completed | 101 | 20.38 |
| Tackles won | 14 | 2.83 |
| Interceptions | 7 | 1.41 |
| Clearances | 2 | 0.4 |
Advanced metrics · 2024
- 1.44
- 0.26
- 0.33
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Matches · 2024
| Date / opponent | Result | Played | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2024 · Courage (A) | L 1–2 | Start | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2024 · Thorns (H) | W 2–0 | Sub | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2024 · Stars (A) | L 0–1 | Start | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 15, 2024 · Royals (A) | W 2–1 | Sub | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 · Courage (H) | L 1–4 | Start | 109 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2, 2024 · Spirit (H) | D 1–1 | Start | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2024 · Angel City (H) | L 1–2 | Start | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 2024 · Thorns (A) | L 0–1 | Sub | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 · Stars (H) | L 0–3 | Sub | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 30, 2024 · Reign (H) | W 1–0 | Sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season record
| Season / listed club | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · San Diego Wave | 21 | 10 | 985 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 · San Diego Wave | 17 | 3 | 458 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 · San Diego Wave | 10 | 5 | 446 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 · San Diego Wave | 7 | — | 116 | 0 | 1 |
Career chapters
Full career →2023116 minSan Diego Wave2024446 minSan Diego Wave2025458 minSan Diego Wave2026985 minSan Diego Wave
Calendar gaps remain visible. This is the available NWSL record, not a complete professional career.
Player news
- San Diego Wave sign teenage star Melanie Barcenas to two-year extension through 2028All For XI ·
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For the last recorded club. Player availability is not confirmed.
Schedule as observed ; later changes are not reflected.
Player details
Melanie Barcenas
Forward
- Nationality
- USA
- Born
- 2007-10-30
- Height
- 163 cm
- Recorded seasons
- 4
- NWSL coverage
- 2023–2026
- Data through
- Sep 1, 2026
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Sources, coverage and definitions
Sources, coverage and definitions
Season totals use the official league feed from 2021 onward and event-derived records for 2016–2019. Some season totals may include playoff figures; competition scope remains under review. Match tables here contain verified regular-season appearances only.
Coverage starts in 2016. The 2020 competitions are excluded. Missing seasons do not mean the player did not play. Match minutes include stoppage time and may differ from official season minutes.
Statistics through . Career annotations reviewed September 5, 2026. Listed position, modeled role and availability are separate.
Metric definitions →