
Piero Hincapié
Ecuador handed him a debut against Colombia at the 2021 Copa América when he was 19, and by 22 he was the left-sided centre-back in the Bayer Leverkusen team that went through the 2023-24 Bundesliga without losing a match. That season brought the league and the DFB-Pokal, the 2025-26 Premier League followed with Arsenal, and between them came a place in the 2024 Copa América Team of the Tournament and World Cups in 2022 and 2026. Career record: 50 (as of 4 October 2026) caps and 3 (as of 4 October 2026) goals for Ecuador; club career at Talleres de Córdoba, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Arsenal.
Career record
| 2019–2020 | Independiente del Valle |
| 2020–2021 | Talleres de Córdoba |
| 2021–2025 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2025–2026 | Arsenal |
| Ecuador | 50 (as of 4 October 2026) caps, 3 (as of 4 October 2026) goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Ecuador checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Ecuador checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
Ecuador legends whose careers overlapped Hincapié's
Around Hincapié in the almanac
One rank above: Jefferson Montero at #15.
One rank below: Ulises de la Cruz at #17.
Ecuador's editorial top five: Alberto Spencer · Antonio Valencia · Willian Pacho · Álex Aguinaga · Enner Valencia.