José Córdoba
Panama
DEF
Age
25
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About José Córdoba
José Córdoba is a young centre-back in Thomas Christiansen's Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the defender group. The Norwich City defender is 25 at kick-off and brings 30 senior Panama caps into the tournament, and he is the only UK-based player in the squad after joining the English club in 2024. He scored his first senior goal for Panama in a friendly win over South Africa in March 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. Córdoba is among the defenders Christiansen has named in the squad.
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. Córdoba is among the defenders Christiansen has named in the squad.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Tackles won
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Playing Style
Córdoba is a centre-back whose game is built on defending his box, winning aerial duels and stepping in to tackle, the back-line work asked of a defender in Christiansen's 5-4-1. At 25 he has built up a run of club football at Norwich City, where he has become a regular this season.
He has also scored for Panama at the other end, with his goal coming in a friendly win over South Africa in March 2026. Reading of the game and positioning make him part of Panama's defensive group.
He has also scored for Panama at the other end, with his goal coming in a friendly win over South Africa in March 2026. Reading of the game and positioning make him part of Panama's defensive group.
World Cup History
The 2026 tournament is set to be Córdoba's first senior World Cup if he remains in Thomas Christiansen's final 26 at kick-off, with Panama qualifying by winning their CONCACAF third-round group on 18 November 2025. His international career to date is measured by his 30 caps, his one Panama goal and his move to club football in England rather than by previous senior World Cup minutes.
Córdoba brings 30 caps and one international goal into the squad, having scored in a friendly win over South Africa in March 2026. Panama meet England at MetLife Stadium on 27 June in Group L.
Córdoba brings 30 caps and one international goal into the squad, having scored in a friendly win over South Africa in March 2026. Panama meet England at MetLife Stadium on 27 June in Group L.
National Team
Panama
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
José Córdoba gives Panama a young centre-back in their Goal Rush slot: at 25 he defends the box, wins his headers and has already scored for his country, against South Africa in March. A regular at Norwich City, he is the only UK-based player in the squad. Panama's £10m slot is a Tier 4 one within the game's £200m card budget, in a Group L with England, Croatia and Ghana.
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Córdoba at the 2026 World Cup
José Córdoba is named in Thomas Christiansen's 26-man Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders. The Norwich City centre-back is 25 and brings 30 caps and one international goal into the squad, the only UK-based player in the group, heading into what is set to be his first senior World Cup if his place is confirmed at kick-off. Panama meet England at MetLife Stadium on 27 June in Group L.
Picking Panama in Goal Rush
Panama sit in the £10m Tier 4 band in Goal Rush, a low-cost side on the card. Their Group L schedule includes games with England, Croatia and Ghana, the England match falling on 27 June. The young centre-back detail here is Córdoba, 25 with 30 caps.
José Córdoba World Cup 2026 FAQs
In Goal Rush, Panama cost £10m as a Tier 4 team, one of the lower-band teams on the card. Córdoba's part is defensive: a young centre-back who defends the box and wins headers, with an occasional set-piece threat rather than regular scoring.
Córdoba is a defender. He is a centre-back known for defending the box, aerial duels, stepping in to tackle and a set-piece threat, and he plays his club football for Norwich City in England.
Córdoba has 30 caps for Panama as of March 2026, with one international goal, scored in a friendly win over South Africa. He is 25 and heads into his first senior World Cup.
Córdoba plays for Norwich City in England, the only UK-based player in Panama's squad. He is named in Thomas Christiansen's Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, having joined the English club in 2024.
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