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Ecuador took a 26-player squad to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, headlined by Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapié, Moisés Caicedo with Hernán Galíndez in goal. Below is the squad as named, with positions, clubs and Perfect Eleven ratings — then spin up your own dream XI free.
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▶ Draft from Ecuador PREMIUM OR PLAY TODAY'S FREE DRAFTDefence first, defence last, defence always — that is the gospel Sébastien Beccacece's Ecuador preach, and in Group E it might just carry them to the knockouts. The spine that did the heavy lifting in qualifying remains the selling point: a back line that conceded almost nothing, marshalled by PSG's Willian Pacho and Arsenal's Piero Hincapié, two left-footed centre-halves comfortable bringing the ball out as they are snuffing out danger. Club Brugge's Joel Ordóñez offers cover with real upside.
The pivot, naturally, is Moisés Caicedo. The Chelsea man shields that defence, wins his duels and springs transitions, and Ecuador are built to let him do exactly that — sit deep, stay compact, then break with pace. Pervis Estupiñán, now at AC Milan, overlaps from left-back, while Gonzalo Plata supplies the moments of invention from the right that an otherwise pragmatic side can lack.
The genuine storyline is generational. Kendry Páez, the Strasbourg-bound teenager, threatens to wrench the No. 10 shirt off the veterans, with Enner Valencia still hanging around up top. Goals remain the obvious worry, yet few sides will fancy prising this defence open.
| Player | Pos | Club | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernán Galíndez | GK | HURACAN | 76 |
| Moisés Ramírez | GK | AE KIFISIAS | 73 |
| Gonzalo Valle | GK | LDU QUITO | 73 |
| Willian Pacho | CB | PSG | 89 |
| Piero Hincapié | CB | ARSENAL | 87 |
| Pervis Estupiñán | LB | AC MILAN | 83 |
| Joel Ordóñez | CB | CLUB BRUGGE | 78 |
| Félix Torres | CB | INTERNACIONAL | 77 |
| Ángelo Preciado | RB | ATLÉTICO MINEIRO | 77 |
| Yaimar Medina | LB | GENK | 73 |
| Jackson Porozo | CB | TIJUANA | 73 |
| Moisés Caicedo | CDM | CHELSEA | 86 |
| Gonzalo Plata | RW | FLAMENGO | 83 |
| Kendry Páez | CAM | RIVER | 78 |
| Alan Franco | CDM | ATLÉTICO MINEIRO | 77 |
| Nilson Angulo | LW | SUNDERLAND | 75 |
| Alan Minda | LW | ATLÉTICO MINEIRO | 74 |
| Jordy Alcivar | CM | INDEPENDIENTE DEL VALLE | 74 |
| Denil Castillo | CDM | MIDTJYLLAND | 74 |
| Pedro Vite | CM | PUMAS | 74 |
| John Yeboah | LW | VENEZIA | 73 |
| Enner Valencia | ST | PACHUCA | 78 |
| Kevin Rodríguez | ST | UNION SAINT-GILLOISE | 75 |
| Jeremy Arévalo | ST | STUTTGART | 75 |
| Anthony Valencia | ST | ANTWERP | 73 |
| Jordy Caicedo | ST | HURACÁN | 73 |