# Piero Hincapié — FIFA 2026 Player Profile

> A ball-playing centre-back central to Leverkusen's historic invincible season. Hincapié is South America's most promising young defender.

**Country:** Ecuador 🇪🇨  
**Club:** Bayer Leverkusen  
**Position:** Centre-Back (Defender)  
**Squad number:** 3  
**Age:** 24  
**Height:** 184 cm   **Weight:** 78 kg  
**Preferred foot:** Left  
**Market value:** $40M  
**Overall rating:** 82/100  
**Canonical URL:** https://soccerportalx.com/tournament#spotlight

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## International Career

- **Caps:** 35
- **International goals:** 2
- **International assists:** 3

**World Cup history:** 2022: Group stage | 2026: Ecuador's defensive leader

## Attributes (FIFA-style ratings)

- **Pace:** 78
- **Shooting:** 36
- **Passing:** 72
- **Dribbling:** 66
- **Defending:** 82
- **Physical:** 78

## Major Achievements

- Bundesliga Champion 2024 (unbeaten)
- DFB-Pokal 2024
- Ecuador regular

## Career Highlights

- Leverkusen invincible season
- Ecuador's youngest defender
- Ball-playing CB

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*Source: [SoccerPortalX](https://soccerportalx.com) — your FIFA 2026 World Cup destination.*