Alberto Quintero

Alberto Quintero is in Thomas Christiansen's 26-man Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, a right winger who plays his club football for CD Plaza Amador at home in Panama. He goes into the finals at 38, after Panama qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group in November 2025.

A creative winger known for his pace and technical ability on the flanks, Quintero has 141 senior caps and 7 international goals for Panama. He passed 100 caps back in 2019 on the way to becoming one of the country's most-capped players, and this season his club record reads 33 appearances and 7 goals. The draw places Panama in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Ghana, and they open against Ghana in Toronto on 17 June.

A creative winger, Quintero plays on the flanks, where his pace and technical ability let him beat his man and get at defences. Quick feet and movement out wide are the strengths of his game, and he carries a goal threat from those positions. He is right-footed and stands 1.65 m, and has logged 908 club minutes for CD Plaza Amador this season, going into the group stage in Thomas Christiansen's squad at the age of 38.

Quintero's work for Panama comes out wide, where his pace and technical ability give the side a threat from the flanks: someone who can beat a defender and deliver in the final third. He chips in with goals too, with 7 for CD Plaza Amador this season and 7 international goals across his Panama career. On the Goal Rush card Panama are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card.