44
FIFA Ranking
0
Finals
2014
Last World Cup
2016 (R16)
Best Performance
Ecuador qualified for their fourth World Cup by finishing in fourth place in an extremely competitive South American qualifying section, the highlight of which would have undoubtedly been a 6-1 demolition of Colombia. They are a nation that have only ever qualified out of the group stages once, back in 2006 in Germany, though they were knocked out by England at the Round of 16 stage. Ecuador reached the Quarter Final stage of the Copa America a year ago though were knocked out by eventual champions Argentina.
Player to Watch
24 year old defender Estupinan played the most minutes in qualifying for Ecuador, featuring in 17 of their 18 matches. For his club, Estupinan helped Villlarreal lift the Europa League trophy 18 months ago, and has been a permanent fixture in the heart of the Spanish giants’ defence for the last 3 seasons. Only Brazil and Argentina conceded more goals than Ecuador in qualifying, and his leadership at the back will be key to Ecuador making it out of Group A.
Squad List
Name
Alexander Domínguez
Hernán Galíndez
Moisés Ramírez
Pervis Estupiñán
Ángelo Preciado
Piero Hincapié
Xavier Arreaga
Diego Palacios
Jackson Porozo
William Pacho
Robert Arboleda
Félix Torres
Carlos Gruezo
Ángel Mena
Jhegson Méndez
Gonzalo Plata
Moisés Caicedo
Romario Ibarra
Alan Franco
José Cifuentes
Jeremy Sarmiento
Enner Valencia
Michael Estrada
Djorkaeff Reasco
Ayrton Preciado
Kevin Rodriguez
Position
GK
GK
GK
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW
Club
LDU Quito (Ecuador)
Aucas (Ecuador)
Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)
Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
Genk (Belgium)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Seattle Sounders (United States)
Los Angeles FC (United States)
Troyes (France)
Antwerp (Belgium)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Santos Laguna (Mexico)
FC Augsburg (Germany)
León (Mexico)
Los Angeles FC (United States)
Valladolid (Spain)
Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
Pachuca (Mexico)
Talleres (Argentina)
Los Angeles FC (United States)
Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
Cruz Azul (Mexico)
Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
Santos Laguna (Mexico)
Imbabura (Ecuador)
Age
35
35
22
24
24
20
27
23
22
20
30
25
27
34
25
21
20
27
24
23
20
32
26
23
28
22
Caps
66
11
2
26
24
19
17
11
3
0
32
16
44
43
30
28
23
22
22
8
8
72
34
2
27
1
Goals
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
7
0
5
2
3
1
0
0
35
8
0
3
0