Orlando Mosquera

Orlando Mosquera is in Thomas Christiansen's 26-man Panama squad for the 2026 World Cup, a goalkeeper who plays his club football for Al-Fayha in the Saudi Pro League. He goes into the finals at 31, after Panama qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group in November 2025.

A goalkeeper with a strong record as a shot-stopper, Mosquera is noted for his penalty-shootout saves and reflex stops in big moments. He has 44 senior caps for Panama, and this season his club record reads 33 appearances and 3,000 minutes for Al-Fayha. The draw places Panama in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Ghana, and they open against Ghana in Toronto on 17 June, the first of their three group games.

A goalkeeper, Mosquera builds his game on his shot-stopping, with a strong record between the posts. He is known for his reflex stops in big moments and for saving penalties in shootouts. He is right-footed and stands 1.91 m, and has logged 3,000 club minutes for Al-Fayha this season, going into the group stage in Thomas Christiansen's squad at the age of 31, named in the final 26 for the finals.

Mosquera's work for Panama is in goal, where his job is to make the saves that keep his side in games — the contribution of a goalkeeper rather than a goalscorer. His reflexes and his saves in big moments are what he offers from the back, with 33 club appearances behind him this season. 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.