Piero Hincapie
Ecuador
Age
24
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Piero Hincapie
A centre-back for Ecuador, Piero Hincapie is in Sebastián Beccacece's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. The Arsenal defender is 24 at kick-off, a former Ecuador youth international valued at around EUR 50.00m and a ball-playing option at the back. Ecuador were drawn in Group E alongside Germany, Curacao and the Ivory Coast. They open against the Ivory Coast at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 14 June, then face Curacao at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 20 June before meeting Germany at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 25 June. Ecuador reached the finals by finishing runner-up in CONMEBOL round-robin qualifying, qualifying on 10 June 2025. The group stage runs through June as Sebastián Beccacece's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A composed, ball-playing left-footed centre-back with pace and aggression, Hincapie is comfortable stepping into midfield or covering at left-back, strong in the tackle and in progressive passing out of defence. He stands 1.83 m and is left-footed, and has played 1,792 minutes this season.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Piero Hincapie's second. He was part of Ecuador's squad at the 2022 finals, and Sebastián Beccacece has named the defender once more for 2026. Hincapie arrives with 51 senior caps for Ecuador, a ball-playing option at the back this summer.
National Team
Ecuador
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Hincapie sits in the Ecuador pool, where the side sit in Tier 4 at £10m on the card. He has 51 caps and 3 goals for Ecuador, a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winner with Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten 2023-24 double who reached the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League final on loan at Arsenal before a permanent move. As a Tier 4 side at £10m, Ecuador carry that slot together, a team figure rather than a centre-back read on the card.
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Hincapie at the 2026 World Cup
Hincapie is a confirmed centre-back in Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Ecuador side opening their Group E campaign in June.
Picking Ecuador in Goal Rush
Ecuador are a Tier 4 side on the card at £10m, drawn into Group E with the Ivory Coast first up in the group.
Piero Hincapie World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Goal Rush card has Ecuador in Tier 4 at £10m, drawn into Group E, so the figure tracks Ecuador as a side rather than picking out Hincapie for the 2026 finals later this summer.
For Ecuador, Hincapie fills a centre-back role and plays club football for Arsenal. Sebastián Beccacece has named him in Ecuador's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the side drawn into Group E for the group stage this summer.
Yes. Ecuador took the Arsenal centre-back to the 2022 finals, so 2026 is Hincapie's second appearance after Sebastián Beccacece named him in the 26 once more for the finals later this summer.
It is Arsenal that Hincapie plays for at club level. He features among Ecuador's centre-backs in Sebastián Beccacece's final 26, and Ecuador start their Group E campaign against the Ivory Coast in mid-June this summer.
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