Coach Félix Sánchez Bas chose them three weeks ago and confirmed them last Saturday. These are the 26 players with which the Ecuador national team will face the America Cup. The Spanish coach chose 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 11 midfielders and 3 forwards to face Venezuela, Jamaica and Mexico in group B of the tournament.
This has been the season of the 26 summoned of the Ecuadorian National Team
Archers
Alexander Domínguez: He is the player with the longest tenure in the National Team: 13. The 37-year-old Quito League goalkeeper will play in the Copa América for the sixth time. His semester has been irregular, as has his team: he has started 14 LigaPro games; six from the CONMEBOL Libertadores and two from the Recopa Sudamericana. In 22 games he conceded 26 goals.
Moisés Ramírez: With Independiente del Valle he won the First Stage of LigaPro: he played 8 games and conceded 5 goals. He has also been active in the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with five games and 7 goals. For the 23-year-old goalkeeper, it will be his first Copa América.
Hernán Galíndez: The 37-year-old goalkeeper left Aucas and moved to Huracán of Argentina this year. There he has played 14 games in the League Cup and 3 in the Professional League. He has conceded 14 goals, but has been a starter since his arrival. It will be his second Copa América.
Defenders
Piero Hincapié: He lived a historic semester with Bayer Leverkusen: he was crowned champion of the Bundesliga and the German Cup. He also played in the Europa League final. In total during the season he made 26 games and 1 goal in the Bundesliga, 5 in the Cup and 12 games in the UEL. He is 22 years old and it will be his second Copa América.
Willian Pacho: He was one of the most regular players in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt: he started 33 of the 34 games, and was never replaced. He was also in 3 German Cup games and 6 Conference League games. The 22-year-old defender will make his debut in the Copa América.
Félix Torres: The 27-year-old central defender left Mexican soccer to play for Corinthians in Brazil. He has played 11 matches in the Paulista tournament, 7 in the Brasileirao, 4 in the Brazilian Cup and 6 dates in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. He is one of the scorers of the Ecuadorian National Team with 2 goals in the South American Qualifiers. It will be his first Copa América.
Joel Ordóñez: He was crowned Belgian League champion with Bruges. It is the first title in Europe for the 20-year-old defender who played 19 games, 15 of which he did as a starter. He also added 9 Conference League games and 2 of the Europa League qualifiers. He has played two friendly games with the Senior National Team and it will be his first Copa América.
Ángelo Preciado: The 26-year-old right-back achieved the double with Sparta Prague: champion of the League and the Czech Republic Cup. He has played 28 games and scored 3 goals, two of them in the Europa League, and has also added five goal assists. It will be his second Copa América.
Andrés Micolta: The 26-year-old defender is a player for Pachuca in Mexico after his time at El Nacional. He won the Cocacaf Champions Cup title where he played 5 games and scored 1 goal. In Liga MX he was in 8 games, before adding 3 games and 1 goal in the Reserve League. It will be his first Copa América.
Jackson Porozo: The Kasimpasa defender has 14 games in the Turkish Super League and 1 goal. He was also in 3 games in the Europa League and two in the qualifying phase of the European tournament. It will be the first Copa América for the 23-year-old player.
José Hurtado: The 22-year-old right-back will play in his first Copa América. With Bragantino he has played 3 games in the Brasileirao, 8 in the Paulista Tournament and 1 in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.
Layan Loor: The left winger, 23 years old, played the 15 rounds of the First Stage of LigaPro with Universidad Católica. He also scored a goal. In CONMEBOL Sudamericana he has made 7 appearances. In February he played with the Ecuadorian Under 23 National Team in four Pre-Olympic games in Venezuela, and last week he made his debut with the Senior National Team in the friendly against Bolivia.
Midfielders
Moisés Caicedo: The 22-year-old central midfielder will attend his second Copa América. He completed his first season with Chelsea where he played 35 games in the Premier League, 6 in the FA Cup and 7 in the League Cup. He closed the season with a great goal from midfield that is a candidate for best goal of the tournament.
Joao Ortiz: The 28-year-old midfielder from Independiente del Valle will play in his first Copa América. He has 12 games in LigaPro and 6 in CONMEBOL Libertadores, where he also scored a goal. He is one of the important players in the IDV formation that won the First Phase of LigaPro.
Kendry Páez: La Joya will attend her first Copa América, where she can set a new record. With the Absolute National Team he has 5 games in the Qualifiers and 1 goal. In LigaPro he has played 13 games and scored 4 goals; In the Libertadores he adds a little more in 6 games.
Carlos Gruezo: The central midfielder, despite being 29 years old, has already been in the Senior National Team for 10 years. It will be his fourth Copa América. This semester he played 13 games and 1,015 minutes with the San José Earthquakes in the MLS.
José Cifuentes: He left Rangers FC in Scotland to play for Cruzeiro in Brazil. The 25-year-old midfielder has made 6 appearances for Mineirao, 3 for Brasileirao and 3 for CONMEBOL Sudamericana. It will be his first Copa América.
Ángel Mena: The 36-year-old player had an intense semester with León de México. He played 17 games, scored two goals and had 3 assists. He was in the Club World Cup, where he played a game. He will attend his fourth Copa América, where he has scored two goals.
Jeremy Sarmiento: He has just achieved promotion to the Premier League with Ipswich Town. The 22-year-old left winger has just played 20 games in the Premier Championship and scored 3 goals. He was also in 2 FA Cup matches and 1 League Cup match. He is motivated after the goal he scored on Sunday against Honduras, his first with the Tricolor, with which he will play his first Copa América.
Jhon Yeboah: The 23-year-old winger played 15 games with Raków Częstochowa of Poland in the first half of 2024. During the season he scored 3 goals and added 5 assists. It will be his first Copa América.
Alan Franco: In this semester he played 20 games with Atlético Mineiro: 6 for the Brasileirao, 2 for the Copa Brasil, 7 for the Mineirao and 5 for the Libertadores. For the 25-year-old central midfielder, it will be his second Copa América.
Alan Minda: Plays for Círculo de Brujas in the Belgian First Division. He is a ‘wild card’ for his coaches because he can play as a winger, left winger and even as a forward. He has played 38 games in the Belgian League and 1 more in the Cup. The 21-year-old player scored 8 goals and added 8 assists. It will be his first Copa América.
Janner Corozo: The left winger, 28 years old, plays for Barcelona. This semester he played 15 LigaPro games, scored 5 goals and gave 3 assists. He also added minutes in the 6 CONMEBOL Libertadores games. It will be his first Copa América.
Forwards
Enner Valencia: The National Team’s historic scorer will attend his fifth Copa América. He has played 86 games and scored 41 goals with the Tricolor since 2012. This semester he has not had regularity at Inter de Porto Alegre due to an injury that prevented him from playing for two months. The 34-year-old forward has played 12 games in the Gaucho Championship and the Brazilian Cup and has scored 6 goals. In CONMEBOL Sudamericana he only played 1 game.
Kevin Rodríguez: The Union Saint-Gilloise striker in Belgium had an irregular semester due to an injury that kept him off the field for two and a half months. He played 19 League games, 4 Cup games and scored 1 goal. He was also in 6 Europa League games. For the 24-year-old forward it will be his first Copa América.
Jordy Caicedo: The 26-year-old forward had little space in Atlas de México. He was in 11 games, but did not score any goals. The last one he scored was on August 21, 2023 in Mexican soccer. Fortunately, he already scored a goal with the National Team in the friendly against Bolivia. It will be his second Copa América.
