Adalberto Carrasquilla

Adalberto Carrasquilla is a central midfielder in Thomas Christiansen's Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, named among the midfielders. Nicknamed 'Coco', the Pumas UNAM midfielder is 27 at kick-off and brings 72 senior Panama caps and three international goals into the tournament. He has played his club football in Mexico with Pumas UNAM since 2025, and was named in the squad despite an injury picked up in a club final in late May 2026.

Panama face England, Croatia and Ghana in Group L, with a meeting with England at MetLife Stadium on 27 June. Christiansen's side qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group on 18 November 2025. Carrasquilla is among the midfielders Christiansen has named in the squad.

Carrasquilla is a central midfielder whose game is built on ball-winning and drive in transition, the engine-room work asked of him in Christiansen's 5-4-1. He breaks up opposition play and carries the ball forward when Panama win it back, linking defence and attack from the centre of midfield.

At 27 he is in the middle of his career and has built up 72 Panama caps, with three international goals from midfield. That mix of energy and ball-carrying makes him part of Panama's central-midfield group.

Adalberto Carrasquilla brings ball-winning to Panama's Goal Rush midfield: nicknamed 'Coco', a central midfielder who breaks up opposition play and drives forward in transition, linking defence and attack, with three goals from the middle over a 72-cap Panama career. Panama's £10m place sits in Tier 4, a low-band call within the game's £200m card budget, and the Group L draw sets the early fixtures for that team pick.