San Diego Wave FC

Melanie Barcenas

Forward#7

Bio

Born in San Diego in 2007, Melanie Barcenas made her senior debut with San Diego Surf in 2013 and now plays for San Diego Wave FC. She plays as a forward. She has represented the United States women's national under-17 soccer team. Lineball holds stats from 64 of her games across 2023–2026.

Key facts

Age: 19
Height: 1.63 m
Weight: 53 kg
Number: #7
Born: 30/10/2007
Birthplace: San Diego
Debut: 2013
Position: Forward
Nationality: USA

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@mel.barcenas

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2013–now

2013–2023San Diego Surf
2022–2024United States women's national under-17 soccer teamNational team
2023–San Diego Wave FC

Career stats

Season

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 NWSL	17	19	25	4	0	7	2	55	31	6

Compare BarcenasStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 NWSLSan Diego Wave FC	30	7	2	61	34	1,673	4	0	7	30	11	20	27	0	16	0
2025 NWSLSan Diego Wave FC	17	1	1	13	7	457	1	0	0	17	14	6	18	0	5	0
2024 NWSLSan Diego Wave FC	10	1	0	13	4	446	0	0	1	8	3	7	8	0	10	0
2023 NWSLSan Diego Wave FC	7	–	–	–	–	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career4 seasons	64	9	3	87	45	2,692	5	0	8	55	28	33	53	0	31	0

Game log, 2026 NWSL

Game
7 Nov v Utah RoyalsL 0-1 7 Nov	0	0	4	3	78	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
2 Nov @ Bay FCW 1-0 2 Nov	0	0	2	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
26 Oct v Boston Legacy FCD 2-2 26 Oct	0	1	4	2	78	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
18 Oct @ North Carolina CourageW 2-1 18 Oct	1	0	2	1	79	0	0	1	0	2	2	0
3 Oct @ Orlando PrideW 2-1 3 Oct	0	0	1	1	78	0	1	1	0	0	2	1
26 Sept @ Racing Louisville FCW 2-0 26 Sept	0	0	2	1	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
19 Sept v Kansas City CurrentW 2-0 19 Sept	0	0	2	2	90	1	0	1	0	3	1	0
13 Sept v North Carolina CourageW 2-1 13 Sept	1	0	2	1	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	1
7 Sept @ Seattle Reign FCL 0-1 7 Sept	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
29 Aug v Racing Louisville FCW 3-2 29 Aug	0	0	3	1	90	1	0	1	0	2	3	2
22 Aug v Utah RoyalsW 4-2 22 Aug	1	1	1	1	88	0	0	1	0	3	2	2
15 Aug v Denver Summit FCD 1-1 15 Aug	1	0	3	2	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
8 Aug @ Gotham FCL 0-1 8 Aug	0	0	2	0	66	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
3 Aug @ Washington SpiritW 1-0 3 Aug	0	0	2	1	83	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
27 July v Seattle Reign FCL 0-2 27 July	0	0	5	3	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	2
18 July @ Kansas City CurrentD 2-2 18 July	0	0	2	2	18	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
12 July v Angel City FCL 0-2 12 July	0	0	1	0	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
5 July v Gotham FCW 2-0 5 July	1	0	5	3	69	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1 June @ Chicago Stars FCW 2-0 1 June	0	0	2	0	73	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
25 May v Orlando PrideL 0-1 25 May	0	0	2	1	7	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
21 May @ Houston DashD 2-2 21 May	0	0	3	1	58	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
16 May v Washington SpiritW 2-1 16 May	0	0	0	0	45	1	1	1	1	3	0	0
10 May @ Angel City FCW 2-1 10 May	0	0	1	1	27	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
4 May v Bay FCL 0-1 4 May	0	0	4	3	25	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
30 Apr @ Portland Thorns FCL 0-2 30 Apr	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
26 Apr @ Denver Summit FCW 3-2 26 Apr	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
4 Apr @ Boston Legacy FCW 1-0 4 Apr	0	0	2	1	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
29 Mar v Chicago Stars FCW 2-0 29 Mar	1	0	1	1	28	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
26 Mar v Portland Thorns FCW 3-1 26 Mar	1	0	2	2	13	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
15 Mar v Houston DashL 0-1 15 Mar	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	1	1	1	3	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, NWSL

Split
HomeHome or away, 15W	35	0.2	0.1	1.5	0.9	43.6	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.6
AwayHome or away, 15W	29	0.1	0.0	1.2	0.5	40.2	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.3
WinsResult, 30W	30	0.3	0.1	1.3	0.7	46.8	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.3
LossesResult, 0W	23	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.7	38.5	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.8
DrawsResult, 0W	11	0.1	0.1	1.5	0.8	36.5	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.4
Regular seasonStage, 30W	64	0.1	0.0	1.4	0.7	42.1	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.5
Angel City FCOpponent, 1W	6	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.5	28.5	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.8
Chicago Stars FCOpponent, 3W	6	0.2	0.0	1.2	0.2	42.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
North Carolina CourageOpponent, 3W	6	0.3	0.2	1.8	0.8	60.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.7	1.2
Washington SpiritOpponent, 2W	6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	41.8	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.0
Racing Louisville FCOpponent, 4W	5	0.2	0.0	1.8	0.8	60.2	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.6	0.6
Seattle Reign FCOpponent, 1W	5	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.8	38.8	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.6
Bay FCOpponent, 3W	4	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.8	36.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.3	1.0	0.0
Gotham FCOpponent, 3W	4	0.3	0.0	1.8	0.8	40.5	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.3
Orlando PrideOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.5	33.5	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.3	1.0	0.5
Portland Thorns FCOpponent, 2W	4	0.5	0.0	1.3	1.0	22.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.5
Utah RoyalsOpponent, 3W	4	0.3	0.3	1.5	1.0	52.8	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.8	1.0
Houston DashOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.7	31.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.0
Kansas City CurrentOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	43.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0
Boston Legacy FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	3.0	1.5	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0
Denver Summit FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	52.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 15W	35	0.2	0.1	1.5	0.9	43.6	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.6
SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IllinoisGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North CarolinaGround, 1W	3	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.7	54.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.7
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	44.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	22.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	54.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.0
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KentuckyGround, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	77.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.5
PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaGround, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	23.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.0	39.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	35.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MassachusettsGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, EvanstonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	73.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0