Willian Pacho
Ecuador
DEF
Age
24
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Willian Pacho
Willian Pacho is a composed centre-back for Ecuador, a left-footed defender who has become one of the team's defensive pillars. The Paris Saint-Germain defender is 24 at kick-off and has been named in Sebastián Beccacece's projected squad for the 2026 finals, with the final 26 due on 1 June.
A Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, Pacho became the first Ecuadorian named in The Best FIFA World XI. Ecuador qualified as CONMEBOL runners-up on 10 June 2025 and are drawn with Ivory Coast, Curaçao and Germany in Group E. A left-footed defender at the heart of one of qualifying's meanest defences, where Ecuador conceded just five goals, he is central to how the team keeps things tight, though his place will be settled once the squad is named.
A Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, Pacho became the first Ecuadorian named in The Best FIFA World XI. Ecuador qualified as CONMEBOL runners-up on 10 June 2025 and are drawn with Ivory Coast, Curaçao and Germany in Group E. A left-footed defender at the heart of one of qualifying's meanest defences, where Ecuador conceded just five goals, he is central to how the team keeps things tight, though his place will be settled once the squad is named.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Pacho is a left-footed centre-back whose game is built on positioning, recovery pace and clean defending. He defends his box, reads danger early, and covers ground quickly, the profile of a modern central defender. Aggression in the duel is balanced by composure rather than sacrificed for it.
Under Beccacece, who has built one of the meaner defences around, Pacho is part of a back line that concedes little, comfortable in a back four or a back three as the shape demands.
Under Beccacece, who has built one of the meaner defences around, Pacho is part of a back line that concedes little, comfortable in a back four or a back three as the shape demands.
World Cup History
Pacho has been part of one World Cup squad for Ecuador. At Qatar 2022 he was called up as a replacement but did not appear, so his senior World Cup record is squad involvement rather than minutes on the pitch. Since then he has become one of Ecuador's defensive pillars and joined Paris Saint-Germain.
The 2026 finals would be his second World Cup squad and, if selected, his first chance to feature at the tournament. He enters this cycle as a 24-year-old Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, a rise that adds club-level context to Ecuador's defensive group.
The 2026 finals would be his second World Cup squad and, if selected, his first chance to feature at the tournament. He enters this cycle as a 24-year-old Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, a rise that adds club-level context to Ecuador's defensive group.
National Team
Ecuador
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Pacho's value to Ecuador's Goal Rush case starts with the defensive profile: a left-footed centre-back, a Paris Saint-Germain Champions League winner, and one of the pillars of a side that conceded only five goals in CONMEBOL qualifying.
Ecuador sit in Tier 4 at £10m within the game's £200m card budget. Their Group E schedule runs from Ivory Coast to Curaçao and Germany, leaving Pacho's contribution focused on the stability behind Ecuador's attacking players.
Ecuador sit in Tier 4 at £10m within the game's £200m card budget. Their Group E schedule runs from Ivory Coast to Curaçao and Germany, leaving Pacho's contribution focused on the stability behind Ecuador's attacking players.
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Pacho at the 2026 World Cup
Pacho is listed in Ecuador's projected World Cup squad under Sebastián Beccacece, in contention for a centre-back spot once the final 26 is named on 1 June. He was in the squad at Qatar 2022, and Ecuador open their Group E campaign against Ivory Coast on 14 June after qualifying as CONMEBOL runners-up.
Picking Ecuador in Goal Rush
Ecuador are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the budget national picks. Their defensive record carried them to the finals as CONMEBOL runners-up, and the final 26 is due on 1 June. Pacho is among the centre-backs in the projected squad.
Willian Pacho World Cup 2026 FAQs
Ecuador are a Tier 4 Goal Rush side at £10m. Pacho gives managers a quick defensive check on matchdays: left-footed centre-back, Paris Saint-Germain club level, and part of a squad that conceded only five qualifying goals.
Pacho is listed in Ecuador's projected squad for the 2026 World Cup. The final 26 is due on 1 June 2026, so his place will be confirmed then. He has become a defensive mainstay.
Pacho plays his club football for Paris Saint-Germain, where he has won the Champions League. A left-footed centre-back, he is 24 at kick-off and in line for what would be his second Ecuador World Cup squad if confirmed in the final 26.
He is known as a composed, left-footed centre-back and one of Ecuador's defensive pillars. He won the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain and became the first Ecuadorian named in The Best FIFA World XI.
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