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🇪🇨 Ecuador — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
5
2002–2026
Best finish
Round of 16
2006
Record
6–3–8
17 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
16–18
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Group 3102243€0M0.0-0.09
2006Round of 16 4202546€18M0.5161+0.40
2014Group 3111334€62M0.0-0.36
2022Group 3111434€146M0.0-0.33
2026Round of 32 4112244€369M0.3404—

2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 José Francisco CevallosGK 31 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 —
2 Augusto PorosoDF 28 Emelec 00 n/a 0 00 —
3 Iván HurtadoDF 27 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 —
4 Ulises de la CruzDF 28 Hibernian 00 n/a 0 00 —
5 Alfonso ObregónMF 30 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 —
6 Raúl GuerrónDF 25 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 —
7 Nicolás AsencioFW 27 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 —
8 Luis GómezMF 30 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 —
9 Iván KaviedesFW 24 Barcelona SC 429 n/a 2,257 00 —
10 Álex AguinagaMF 33 Necaxa 00 n/a 0 00 —
11 Agustín DelgadoFW 27 Southampton 10 n/a 64 00 —
12 Oswaldo IbarraGK 32 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 —
13 Ángel FernándezFW 30 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 —
14 Juan Carlos BurbanoMF 33 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 —
15 Marlon AyovíDF 30 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 —
16 Cléber ChaláMF 30 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 —
17 Giovanny EspinozaDF 25 Aucas 00 n/a 0 00 —
18 Carlos TenorioFW 23 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 —
19 Édison MéndezFW 23 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 —
20 Edwin TenorioMF 25 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 —
21 Wellington SánchezMF 27 Emelec 00 n/a 0 00 —
22 Daniel ViteriGK 20 Emelec 00 n/a 0 00 —
23 Walter AyovíDF 22 Emelec 00 n/a 0 00 —
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Scottish Premiership302,166
MLS12688
All competitions (25)
CompetitionAppsMin
Copa Libertadores37830,853
Liga MX22417,266
Liga MX (Apertura)20316,350
MERC362,902
Scottish Premiership302,166
La Liga281,371
POME221,901
POMX221,905
Serie A14886
MLS12688
ARG111855
CCON8660
KLUB8773
Brasileirão5345
CCL4360
UEFA Cup4283
ARGC3118
POUS368
SFA3194
SCP2148
CDR158
FA Cup179
Premier League164
POPO115
SCPA180
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
100%
Iván Kaviedes of squad league goals

2006 squad — Round of 16 value coverage 20/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Edwin VillafuerteGK 27 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M
2 Jorge GuaguaDF 24 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
3 Iván Hurtado 2ndDF 31 Al-Arabi 150 n/a 1,267 00 €0.8M
4 Ulises de la Cruz 2ndDF 32 Aston Villa 891 n/a 6,324 00 €1.5M
5 José Luis PerlazaDF 24 Olmedo 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
6 Patricio UrrutiaMF 27 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M
7 Christian LaraMF 26 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 —
8 Édison Méndez 2ndFW 27 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M
9 Félix BorjaFW 23 El Nacional [ 2 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €2.0M
10 Iván Kaviedes 2ndFW 28 Argentinos Juniors 479 n/a 2,394 00 €0.6M
11 Agustín Delgado 2ndFW 31 LDU Quito 111 n/a 304 00 €1.0M
12 Cristian MoraGK 26 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
13 Paúl AmbrosiDF 25 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €1.2M
14 Segundo CastilloMF 24 El Nacional [ 3 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
15 Marlon Ayoví 2ndMF 34 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
16 Antonio ValenciaMF 20 Recreativo [ 4 ] 20 n/a 94 00 €2.2M
17 Giovanny Espinoza 2ndDF 29 LDU Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M
18 Néicer ReascoDF 28 LDU Quito [ 5 ] 00 n/a 0 00 —
19 Luis SaritamaMF 22 Deportivo Quito 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
20 Edwin Tenorio 2ndMF 29 Barcelona SC 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
21 Carlos Tenorio 2ndFW 27 Al Sadd 00 n/a 0 00 —
22 Damián LanzaGK 24 Aucas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
23 Christian BenítezFW 20 El Nacional 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Scottish Premiership302,166
Saudi Pro League141,169
All competitions (31)
CompetitionAppsMin
Copa Libertadores36029,772
Liga MX (Apertura)16412,825
Liga MX16312,688
Premier League1046,730
CS927,773
La Liga462,767
Scottish Premiership302,166
ARGC171,018
Serie A14886
Saudi Pro League141,169
CGB13753
Segunda División12607
POMX10584
POME8717
ARG17527
Brasileirão5345
AFCL4180
CCON4360
FA Cup4349
KLUB4383
UEFA Cup4283
MERC3144
SFA3194
CCL2180
MXSC2180
SAUP2215
SCP2148
CDR158
POPO115
SCPA180
SPLP190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
19%
prospect share
Goal dependency
82%
Iván Kaviedes of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Édison Méndez of squad value
Precocity
94′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Antonio Valencia (94′).

2014 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Máximo BangueraGK 28 Barcelona SC 00 0 0 00 €1.4M
2 Jorge Guagua 2ndDF 32 Emelec 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
3 Frickson ErazoDF 26 Flamengo 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
4 Juan Carlos ParedesDF 26 Barcelona SC 00 0 0 00 €1.4M
5 Renato IbarraMF 23 Vitesse 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
6 Christian NoboaMF 29 Dynamo Moscow 00 0 0 122 €9.0M
7 Jefferson MonteroMF 24 Morelia 512 4 2,679 00 €3.3M
8 Édison Méndez 3rdFW 35 Santa Fe 00 0 0 211 €0.8M
9 Joao RojasFW 24 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €2.3M
10 Walter Ayoví 2ndDF 34 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
11 Felipe CaicedoFW 25 Al Jazira 7221 4 3,869 00 €5.0M
12 Adrián BoneGK 25 El Nacional 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
13 Enner ValenciaFW 24 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
14 Oswaldo MindaMF 30 Chivas USA 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
15 Michael ArroyoMF 27 Atlante 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
16 Antonio Valencia 2ndMF 28 Manchester United 21619 42 16,492 356 €16.0M
17 Jaime AyovíFW 26 Tijuana 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
18 Óscar BagüíDF 31 Emelec 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
19 Luis Saritama 2ndMF 30 Barcelona SC 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
20 Fidel MartínezMF 24 Tijuana [ 86 ] 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
21 Gabriel AchilierDF 29 Emelec 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
22 Alexander DomínguezGK 27 LDU Quito 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
23 Carlos GruezoDF 19 VfB Stuttgart 80 0 627 00 €1.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Antonio Valencia
peak €28M (2012-06) → €16M at kickoff · −42%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie15512,089
Primeira Liga7223
MLS463,674
Saudi Pro League151,271
All competitions (65)
CompetitionAppsMin
ECPE51243,153
ECSE45938,641
Copa Libertadores35627,922
Liga MX35226,168
Liga MX (Apertura)26319,524
Premier League24117,434
Russian Premier League22816,556
CS19215,684
Eredivisie15512,089
La Liga985,606
UEFA Champions League685,120
CCL543,429
MLS463,674
POME463,515
EFL Cup452,232
Segunda División442,983
POMX312,322
UEFA Europa League281,738
PERC201,559
MXCA16963
UEFA Cup161,025
FA Cup15991
RUP151,107
Saudi Pro League151,271
CGB14977
NLP131,128
ELQ11808
RUJL11598
ARGC9810
Brasileirão9314
MERC9667
MXCC9438
UAE19612
ARG18670
Bundesliga8627
SCC8477
CDR7535
COLP7581
ECPL7602
NLBE7585
Primeira Liga7223
AFCL6450
CLQ5387
KLUB5389
MEXB5371
PONL5433
RECO5423
BRCG4345
COLF3211
GBCS3177
MEXP3255
SAUP3213
UEQ3212
UI3210
M20A2180
MLSP2210
NLSC2149
RUSS2188
SURU2180
BRCF125
CR2173
M20C190
MLSR190
UALC177
USL163
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
2%
prospect share
Goal dependency
50%
Felipe Caicedo of squad league goals
Value dependency
26%
Antonio Valencia of squad value
Precocity
1,036′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Felipe Caicedo (1,036′), Carlos Gruezo (627′), Antonio Valencia (94′).

2022 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Hernán GalíndezGK 35 Aucas 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
2 Félix TorresDF 25 Santos Laguna 00 0 0 00 €6.0M
3 Piero HincapiéDF 20 Bayer Leverkusen 402 1 2,763 50 €22.0M
4 Robert ArboledaDF 31 São Paulo 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
5 José CifuentesMF 23 Los Angeles FC 00 0 0 00 €12.0M
6 Willian PachoDF 21 Antwerp 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
7 Pervis EstupiñánDF 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 1021 10 6,525 100 €20.0M
8 Carlos Gruezo 2ndDF 27 FC Augsburg 871 1 6,038 00 €4.0M
9 Ayrton PreciadoMF 28 Santos Laguna 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
10 Romario IbarraMF 28 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
11 Michael EstradaFW 26 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €3.0M
12 Moisés RamírezGK 22 Independiente del Valle 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
13 Enner Valencia 2ndFW 33 Fenerbahçe 7511 7 4,035 00 €3.0M
14 Xavier ArreagaDF 28 Seattle Sounders FC 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
15 Ángel MenaMF 34 León 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
16 Jeremy SarmientoMF 20 Brighton & Hove Albion 70 0 51 00 €3.0M
17 Ángelo PreciadoDF 24 Genk 00 0 0 00 €3.2M
18 Diego PalaciosDF 23 Los Angeles FC 00 0 0 00 €4.0M
19 Gonzalo PlataMF 22 Valladolid 100 2 594 00 €5.0M
20 Sebas MéndezMF 25 Los Angeles FC 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
21 Alan FrancoMF 24 Talleres 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
22 Alexander Domínguez 2ndGK 35 LDU Quito 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
23 Moisés CaicedoMF 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 222 1 1,912 00 €38.0M
24 Djorkaeff ReascoFW 23 Newell's Old Boys 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
25 Jackson PorozoDF 22 Troyes 112 1 959 00 €3.0M
26 Kevin RodríguezFW 22 Imbabura 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Enner Valencia
peak €11M (2015-07) → €3M at kickoff · −73%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie272,360
Primeira Liga654,182
Belgian Pro League664,171
MLS44732,472
Süper Lig714,402
All competitions (93)
CompetitionAppsMin
ECSE81363,364
ECPE78060,768
MLS44732,472
Liga MX (Apertura)27416,905
Liga MX24417,889
Copa Libertadores18714,117
CS16513,211
Brasileirão15712,629
EC1N13610,939
Bundesliga1278,801
EL1S12410,247
Premier League1156,633
EL1A1088,975
La Liga1016,484
Segunda División755,140
Süper Lig714,402
Argentine Primera705,344
Belgian Pro League664,171
Primeira Liga654,182
PO2513,648
CCL504,198
POMX503,145
POME473,490
BCP1413,541
ARGC282,483
Eredivisie272,360
UEFA Europa League261,477
CDLP251,768
CLIY252,102
ECUP241,989
ES3D211,763
USSP211,213
MXCC201,419
EC2L191,598
MLSP191,344
ES3B181,620
CPMX161,280
POUS161,211
UEFA Champions League151,095
ECPL151,198
BCPF141,170
BRC141,045
CLPD141,260
MXCA141,132
PT2314793
CDR13989
GB2113755
USMX13997
ARG1121,017
LPPL121,080
URUC121,080
Ligue 111959
BRCM10421
FA Cup10698
ELQ9494
MEXB9363
CGB8528
COLP8720
M20C8613
POCP8515
ARCA7583
DFB7437
RECO7531
CCB6435
ECLQ5450
NLP5425
POPO5286
EJPL4232
ES1P4360
M20A4320
MEX2457
CDCA3270
P2323224
POBE3254
TDV3221
TRP3246
CLQ2149
COPO2180
ECSC291
FAYC297
POAR2180
PTPR2136
UCOL2164
19YL117
BESC164
CAMC126
CDCO190
COLF190
ES3A16
GBFL168
MXSC190
SURU190
USC162
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
52%
prospect share
Goal dependency
58%
Enner Valencia of squad league goals
Value dependency
26%
Moisés Caicedo of squad value
Precocity
2,763′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Piero Hincapié (2,763′), Moisés Caicedo (1,732′), Carlos Gruezo (1,125′).

2026 squad — Round of 32

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Hernán Galíndez 2ndGK 39 Huracán 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
2 Félix Torres 2ndDF 29 Internacional 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
3 Piero Hincapié 2ndDF 24 Arsenal 1416 7 10,254 241 €50.0M
4 Joel OrdóñezDF 22 Club Brugge 00 0 0 221 €33.0M
5 Jordy AlcívarMF 26 Independiente del Valle 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
6 Willian Pacho 2ndDF 24 Paris Saint-Germain 840 3 7,015 342 €80.0M
7 Pervis Estupiñán 2ndDF 28 Milan 1946 20 13,258 100 €12.0M
8 Anthony ValenciaMF 22 Antwerp 00 0 0 30 €1.8M
9 John YeboahFW 25 Venezia 351 2 1,266 00 €5.5M
10 Kendry PáezMF 19 River Plate 151 0 420 00 €8.0M
11 Kevin Rodríguez 2ndFW 26 Union Saint-Gilloise 00 0 0 60 €6.0M
12 Moisés Ramírez 2ndGK 25 Kifisia 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
13 Enner Valencia 3rdFW 36 Pachuca 7511 7 4,035 00 €1.0M
14 Alan MindaMF 23 Atlético Mineiro 00 0 0 00 €3.0M
15 Pedro ViteMF 24 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €6.0M
16 Jordy CaicedoFW 28 Huracán 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
17 Ángelo Preciado 2ndDF 28 Atlético Mineiro 00 0 0 30 €3.5M
18 Denil CastilloMF 22 Midtjylland 00 0 0 00 €7.0M
19 Gonzalo Plata 2ndFW 25 Flamengo 341 7 2,309 00 €9.0M
20 Nilson AnguloFW 22 Sunderland 80 0 406 00 €17.0M
21 Alan Franco 2ndMF 27 Atlético Mineiro 00 0 0 00 €4.5M
22 Gonzalo ValleGK 30 LDU Quito 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
23 Moisés Caicedo 2ndMF 24 Chelsea 1517 10 12,837 102 €100.0M
24 Jeremy ArévaloFW 21 VfB Stuttgart 70 1 32 00 €7.0M
25 Jackson Porozo 2ndDF 25 Tijuana 222 1 1,616 00 €2.5M
26 Yaimar MedinaDF 21 Genk 00 0 0 00 €4.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Pervis Estupiñán
peak €35M (2023-10) → €12M at kickoff · −66%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie351,384
Primeira Liga654,182
Belgian Pro League41221,877
MLS1358,571
Danish Superliga341,913
Süper Lig1187,459
All competitions (141)
CompetitionAppsMin
Belgian Pro League41221,877
Premier League34325,402
EL1A31722,889
ECSE30023,785
EL1S29421,485
Brasileirão28717,739
ECPE25019,845
Copa Libertadores22815,891
EC1N18314,778
Liga MX (Apertura)17512,295
Liga MX17113,065
CS15811,369
Bundesliga15811,518
Segunda División1467,135
MLS1358,571
La Liga1258,199
UEFA Europa League1227,365
Süper Lig1187,459
UEFA Champions League1129,118
EJPL895,406
Ligue 1886,081
ARG1665,450
Primeira Liga654,182
Ekstraklasa623,959
CLIY594,427
Argentine Primera584,178
E4G1552,929
BE2544,059
Serie A522,248
BRC513,593
CCB513,205
ECUP503,419
UCOL472,972
BRCM462,721
BRA2421,519
BU1423,238
AJ1413,334
ARGC393,473
FA Cup373,096
Eredivisie351,384
Danish Superliga341,913
EC2L342,592
Serie B342,620
POME332,692
CCL312,295
ECLQ312,262
TS1281,959
BJ1261,849
CDLP262,340
ELQ251,363
CDR241,801
CGB241,616
Super League Greece242,041
POMX241,543
BRRS231,594
L3221,727
BCP1211,876
ES3D211,763
LPPL211,622
QSL211,670
USMX211,769
CLQ18874
ES3B181,620
POBE181,303
NL217994
BRCG14974
CLPD141,260
DKMR14675
DFB13822
KLUB131,120
RECO12778
BULP11956
A1P110809
BE2E10780
CAN10559
ECSC10662
SER110475
ECP19706
T1MR9524
TRP9658
DKP8401
FRC8495
S1PO8720
ARCA7583
CPMX7630
MXCA7618
POCP7470
GB216495
POPU6471
PT236509
Ukrainian Premier League641
19YL5379
AFCL5423
BEL35392
ES1P5368
POUS5408
RLN35428
CIT4274
DFBJ4321
FIC14363
QEC14381
SR1C4184
TSP4265
BESC3231
BPO4383
ECPL3212
MLSP3175
P2323224
PLIC3188
POPO3125
RS2f3163
AJ2180
CDCA2180
FRCH2180
GRP2180
MNP32151
MXCC2119
NLBV2180
NLP228
NRPO2163
POAR2180
PTPR2136
SCBR2152
USC2152
BJ120
BRNE190
BRNF190
BULS156
CAMC126
DFL190
DKRE145
E3PP125
E4G2112
EJPD117
M20A190
NLBE179
PLSC161
PON2152
QUC1190
SCI190
SERP190
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
21%
prospect share
Goal dependency
31%
Enner Valencia of squad league goals
Value dependency
27%
Moisés Caicedo of squad value
Precocity
2,763′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Piero Hincapié (2,763′), Moisés Caicedo (1,732′), Kendry Páez (420′).