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Melanie Barcenas
F · 
San Diego Wave FC · age 18
Starting Forward
- Trade value
- $0.6M
- Likely range
- $0.2M to $1.0M half the time, $0.1M to $1.4M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 60, potential 66
- Player value
- $1.3M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.09M a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 3.0 g+ projected
- Role
- Rotation
- Style
- Clinical Winger
- Awards
- Shield 2023
Melanie Barcenas's trade value is $0.6M: what her projected play is worth over her contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real NWSL trades.
Updated October 26, 2026.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Pay | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $0.09M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2028 | $0.09M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
2027 dollars. Pay is confidential in the NWSL, so it isn't subtracted: surplus is her worth.
Projection
| Season | G+ | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3.0 | 0.0 to 5.9 | 86% |
| 2028 | 2.9 | 0.0 to 5.7 | 69% |
| 2029 | 2.1 | 0.0 to 5.2 | 58% |
| 2030 | 2.0 | 0.0 to 6.1 | 44% |
| 2031 | 1.6 | 0.0 to 5.1 | 32% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when she signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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