La Tri built one of the meanest defences in world football — just five goals conceded across 18 qualifiers — around Caicedo, Pacho and Hincapié. Veteran Enner Valencia captains and remains Ecuador's all-time World Cup top scorer; finishing has been the question mark.
Head coach
Sebastián Beccacece
Since 2024
Group result
Group E (runners-up)
R32: vs Group A/B/C/D/F 3rd
Squad avg age
25.2
26-player squad
Squad market value
€369m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 1 · Inglewood →
Argentine; only one defeat since taking charge
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hernán Galíndez | Huracán (ARG) | 38 | 35 | €300k |
| 12 | GK | Moisés Ramírez | Kifisia (GRE) | 25 | 7 | €800k |
| 22 | GK | Gonzalo Valle | LDU Quito (ECU) | 29 | 4 | €1.8m |
| 2 | DF | Félix Torres | Internacional (BRA) | 29 | 49 | €1m |
| 3 | DF | Piero Hincapié | Arsenal (ENG) | 24 | 52 | €50m |
| 4 | DF | Joel Ordóñez | Club Brugge (BEL) | 22 | 17 | €33m |
| 6 | DF | Willian Pacho | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) | 24 | 34 | €80m |
| 7 | DF | Pervis Estupiñán | Milan (ITA) | 28 | 54 | €12m |
| 17 | DF | Ángelo Preciado | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) | 27 | 55 | €3.5m |
| 25 | DF | Jackson Porozo | Tijuana (MEX) | 25 | 10 | €2.5m |
| 26 | DF | Yaimar Medina | Genk (BEL) | 21 | 6 | €4m |
| 5 | MF | Jordy Alcívar | Independiente del Valle (ECU) | 26 | 11 | €2m |
| 8 | MF | Anthony Valencia | Antwerp (BEL) | 22 | 3 | €1.8m |
| 10 | MF | Kendry Páez | River Plate (ARG) | 18 | 26 | €8m |
| 14 | MF | Alan Minda | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) | 22 | 20 | €3m |
| 15 | MF | Pedro Vite | Pumas UNAM (MEX) | 23 | 17 | €6m |
| 18 | MF | Denil Castillo | Midtjylland (DEN) | 21 | 5 | €7m |
| 21 | MF | Alan Franco | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) | 27 | 58 | €4.5m |
| 23 | MF | Moisés Caicedo | Chelsea (ENG) | 24 | 61 | €100m |
| 9 | FW | John Yeboah | Venezia (ITA) | 25 | 23 | €5.5m |
| 11 | FW | Kevin Rodríguez | Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) | 25 | 31 | €6m |
| 13 | FW | Enner Valencia(C) | Pachuca (MEX) | 36 | 105 | €1m |
| 16 | FW | Jordy Caicedo | Huracán (ARG) | 28 | 20 | €2m |
| 19 | FW | Gonzalo Plata | Flamengo (BRA) | 25 | 50 | €9m |
| 20 | FW | Nilson Angulo | Sunderland (ENG) | 22 | 14 | €17m |
| 24 | FW | Jeremy Arévalo | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | 20 | 4 | €7m |