Wagner Pina
Cabo Verde
DEF
Age
23
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Wagner Pina
Wagner Pina is among the defenders Pedro Leitão Brito named in Cabo Verde's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, an attacking right-back who reaches the finals aged 23. He plays his club football for Trabzonspor in Turkey, where he has made 40 appearances this season across the league and cup competitions.
A Lisbon-born right-back, Pina earned a move to Trabzonspor in 2025, where he has chipped in with 9 assists this season. His international career to date runs to 9 senior caps for Cabo Verde. They open the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, having qualified by winning CAF Group D in October 2025 to reach the nation's first-ever World Cup.
A Lisbon-born right-back, Pina earned a move to Trabzonspor in 2025, where he has chipped in with 9 assists this season. His international career to date runs to 9 senior caps for Cabo Verde. They open the group stage in Group H, alongside Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, having qualified by winning CAF Group D in October 2025 to reach the nation's first-ever World Cup.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An attacking right-back, Pina is known for his overlapping runs down the right, getting forward to support the attack from full-back and joining the play in the final third. He can also play at left-back, and is right-footed.
He stands 1.80 m and has logged 3,132 club minutes for Trabzonspor this season, going into the group stage in Pedro Leitão Brito's squad at 23 after a full campaign in Turkey.
He stands 1.80 m and has logged 3,132 club minutes for Trabzonspor this season, going into the group stage in Pedro Leitão Brito's squad at 23 after a full campaign in Turkey.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Wagner Pina's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 9 senior caps for Cabo Verde. Pedro Leitão Brito has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the defensive options for the group stage. He stays among Cabo Verde's full-back choices on the final list, named in the squad for the group stage.
National Team
Cabo Verde
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Pina's work for Cabo Verde is at right-back, where his overlapping runs and deliveries from wide give the side an attacking outlet, with 9 assists in 40 appearances for Trabzonspor this season. He offers width and an end product going forward from defence down the right flank. On the Goal Rush card Cabo Verde are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands within the game's £200m card budget.
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Pina at the 2026 World Cup
Pina is a confirmed defender in Pedro Leitão Brito's 26-man Cabo Verde squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Cabo Verde side opening their Group H campaign in mid-June.
Picking Cabo Verde in Goal Rush
Cabo Verde carry a Tier 5 billing of £4m on the card. They open Group H against Spain on 15 June, with Pina among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Wagner Pina World Cup 2026 FAQs
Cabo Verde are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands among the outsiders. Wagner Pina is in Pedro Leitão Brito's confirmed 26 as a defender, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Pina is a defender for Cabo Verde, a right-back by trade. He plays his club football for Trabzonspor and is part of Pedro Leitão Brito's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Cabo Verde's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Pedro Leitão Brito's 26-man Cabo Verde squad after Cabo Verde won CAF Group D to reach the finals.
Pina plays his club football for Trabzonspor in Turkey. He is named among Cabo Verde's defenders in Pedro Leitão Brito's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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