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 Hincapié with Ecuador in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Emelec Esmeraldas | ||
| 2010–2012 | Barcelona Esmeraldas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Norte América | ||
| 2013–2016 | Deportivo Azogues | ||
| 2016–2019 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Independiente del Valle | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Talleres | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2026 | Bayer Leverkusen | 116 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | → Arsenal (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2026– | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ecuador U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 56 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026 | |||
Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpjeɾo iŋkaˈpje]; born 9 January 2002) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ecuador national team.[3]
Club career
Early career
Hincapié began playing football at the age of seven, initially for local clubs Escuela Refinería, Emelec and Barcelona.[4][5] Aged ten, the defender moved to Guayaquil with Norte América.[5] After a spell with Deportivo Azogues, he joined Independiente del Valle in November 2016.[6] Hincapié was promoted into their first-team in August 2019 for a Serie A match with Mushuc Runa.[3] He was selected to start and played the full duration of a narrow home defeat.[3] In the subsequent 2020 campaign, shortly after winning the U-20 Copa Libertadores, Hincapié made appearances off the bench against Universidad Católica and Macará.[3]
Talleres
On 20 August 2020, Hincapié agreed a five-year contract with Primera División side Talleres; who paid $1,000,000 for 50% of his pass.[7][8]
Bayer Leverkusen
In August 2021, Hincapié signed for German club Bayer Leverkusen.[9] He made his debut on 16 August, coming into the Europa League group stage match against Ferencváros as Leverkusen won 2–1.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September, and the games' opening goal against Celtic in a 4–0 victory in the Europa League.[11] In the 2023–24 season, Hincapié was part of the Leverkusen team that won the club’s first-ever Bundesliga title, doing so whilst remaining undefeated throughout the entire league season.[12]
Arsenal
On 1 September 2025, Hincapié joined Premier League club Arsenal on a season-long loan with an option to buy, initially reported as being worth £45 million (€52 million).[13][14] He made his debut off the bench against Athletic Bilbao in the UEFA Champions League on 16 September, but picked up a groin injury in a training session shortly after.[15] On 26 October, Hincapié made his league debut, also from the bench, against Crystal Palace. He started in his EFL Cup debut on 29 October against Brighton & Hove Albion.[16][17]
Hincapié scored his first goal for Arsenal on 18 February 2026, in a 2–2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[18][19] On 11 March 2026, Hincapié started for Arsenal against his parent club in the UEFA Champions League, playing the entire 1–1 draw in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie at the BayArena.[20][21] He then played in the second leg at Emirates Stadium on 17 March, as Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–0 (3–1 on aggregate) win.[22][23]
Hincapié won the Premier League title in his debut season with the club.[24] He later started in the 2026 Champions League final, where Arsenal lost 4–3 on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain after a 1–1 draw following extra time.[25] On 25 June 2026, it was announced that Arsenal had activated their option to sign Hincapié on a permanent basis for a fee reported to be £34.5 million plus add-ons, on a five-year-contract.[26][27]
International career
Hincapié appeared for the Ecuador U15s in 2017.[4] In 2019, Hincapié represented his country as captain at U17 level.[3][5] He played seven times at the South American U-17 Championship in Peru, before featuring four times at the subsequent FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[3][5]
Hincapié was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[28] On 13 June 2021, Hincapié debuted for the Ecuador senior squad in a 2021 Copa América match against Colombia, playing the full match as Ecuador lost 1–0.[29]
On 14 November 2022, Hincapié was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[30] He played 90 minutes in the group stage win against Qatar,[31] the draw against the Netherlands,[32] and defeat against Senegal.[33]
Hincapié was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[34]
On 31 May 2026, Hincapié was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[35] On 30 June 2026, Hincapié was sent off by Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić after he was seen covering his mouth while verbally confronting Santiago Giménez, a red card-worthy offense under newly introduced FIFA rules.[36][37] Ecuador lost the game 0–2 and were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup in that match.[38][39]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 August 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Talleres | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 7 | |||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2025–26 | Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| Arsenal | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arsenal total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 158 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
International
- As of match played 30 June 2026[40]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2021 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 16 June 2024 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States |  Honduras | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 June 2024 | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América |
Honours
Independiente del Valle[3]
Bayer Leverkusen
- Bundesliga: 2023–24[41]
- DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
- DFL-Supercup: 2024[42]
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2023–24[43]
Arsenal
- Premier League: 2025–26[44]
- FA Community Shield: 2026[45]
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2025–26[46]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2025–26[47]
Individual
- IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team: 2022[48]
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2024[49]
- IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2024[50]
- Kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2024–25
References
- 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapie". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ecuador – P. Hincapié". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- 1 2 "El crecimiento futbolístico de quien sueña jugar en Europa". La Hora. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Piero Hincapié, el admirador de Puyol que asombra en Ecuador". Marca. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapié, de Independiente del Valle al primer equipo del Talleres de Córdoba argentino". El Universo. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapié es nuevo refuerzo de Talleres". Talleres. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Talleres presentó por Zoom a Piero Hincapié: "Estoy ansioso por jugar"". Mundo D. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen sign Ecuador teenager Piero Hincapie". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Leverkusen-Ferencváros". UEFA. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ruthless Leverkusen punish sloppy Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ "Bundesliga: Three South American players were champions with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga". Copa America. 15 April 2024.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapie completes loan move to Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Arsenal sign defender Hincapie from Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Arnold, Lucas (1 October 2025). "When Arsenal actually expect Piero Hincapie to return from his groin injury". TBR Football.
- ↑ Peat, Charlie (29 October 2025). "Report: Arsenal 2–0 Brighton". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ James, Josh (23 November 2025). "Report: Arsenal 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (18 February 2026). "Report: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Pressure mounts as Arsenal blow two-goal lead to draw at Wolves". BBC Sport. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Howell, Alex (11 March 2026). "Havertz rescues Arsenal draw at old club Leverkusen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (11 March 2026). "Report: Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ James, Josh (17 March 2026). "Report: Arsenal 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen (3–1)". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Eze and Rice score as Arsenal cruise into quarters". BBC Sport. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Austen-Hardy, Patrick (31 May 2026). "Piero Hincapie's hilarious reaction after 'bold move' from Arsenal fan Jack Whitehall". Yahoo! Sports.
- ↑ "How PSG beat Arsenal on penalties to win Champions League for second year in a row". The New York Times. 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapie joins Arsenal in permanent deal". Arsenal F.C. 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Arsenal confirm £34.5m transfer is complete as Arteta lands first summer signing". The Mirror. 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Piero Hincapié: Mi debut con la Selección fue una locura. No me imaginaba que iba a salir de inicio, para mí supuso un "shock"" [Piero Hincapié: My debut with the National Team was crazy. I didn't imagine it was going to start, for me it was "shocking".]. El Universo (in Spanish). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "Ecuador, el último en entregar la lista de los 26 jugadores convocados para la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022" [Ecuador, the last to deliver the list of the 26 players summoned for the Qatar World Cup 2022]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ "Enner Valencia double gives South Americans win". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Enner Valencia goal earns draw for South Americans". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ismaila Sarr & Kalidou Koulibaly put Africans into last 16". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Pacho and Caicedo headline Ecuador squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "World Cup 2026: Ecuador's Piero Hincapie sent off for covering mouth". BBC Sport. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Chavez, Erick (30 June 2026). "El segundo expulsado del Mundial por la Ley Prestianni: Piero Hincapie vio la tarjeta roja por llevarse la mano a la boca". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Mantuano, Gabriela. "Ecuador quedó eliminado del Mundial 2026 tras caer 2-0 ante México en los dieciseisavos de final". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mexico beats Ecuador for 1st World Cup knockout win since | theScore". www.thescore.com. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Piero Hincapié at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Atalanta 3–0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ↑ Aarons, Ed (19 May 2026). "Arsenal crowned Premier League champions after Manchester City draw". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (16 August 2026). "Report: Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". Arsenal F.C.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil. "Carabao Cup final: Nico O'Reilly double helps Man City beat Arsenal at Wembley". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Paris vs Arsenal". UEFA. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team 2022". IFFHS. 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "The CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ Best XI". Copa América. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "IFFHS CONTINENTAL TEAMS 2024 - CONMEBOL MEN".
External links
- Profile at the Bayer 04 Leverkusen website
- Piero Hincapié – UEFA competition record (archive)
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