Andres Alberto Andrade Cedeno

Andrés Andrade is in Thomas Christiansen's 26-man Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back who plays his club football for LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga. He goes into the finals at 27, after Panama qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group in November 2025.

A combative centre-back, Andrade is strong in the tackle and comfortable stepping out to play long balls from the back. He has been a regular for LASK since 2023 and has 48 senior caps and 1 international goal for Panama, with a club record this season of 36 appearances and 3 goals. The draw places Panama in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Ghana, and they open against Ghana in Toronto on 17 June.

A combative centre-back, Andrade is strong in the tackle and likes to win his battles with opposing forwards. He is comfortable on the ball too, stepping out from the back to play long balls and start attacks for his side. He is left-footed and stands 1.87 m, and has logged 3,297 club minutes for LASK this season, going into the group stage in Thomas Christiansen's squad at the age of 27.

Andrade's work for Panama is at the back as a centre-back, but he carries a bit of a threat going forward too, with 3 goals for LASK this season and 1 international goal for Panama. That end product from a defender is a useful extra on top of his defending. On the Goal Rush card Panama are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card going into Group L.