| Piero Hincapié | |
| Full Name: | Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.84 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back, left-back |
| Currentclub: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Escuela Refinería |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Emelec Esmeraldas |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Barcelona Esmeraldas |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Norte América |
| Youthyears5: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Deportivo Azogues |
| Youthyears6: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs6: | Independiente del Valle |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Talleres |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Caps3: | 95 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps2: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23:39, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna (born 9 January 2002) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Ecuador national team.[3]
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]
On 20 August 2020, Hincapié switched Ecuador for Argentina after agreeing a five-year contract with Primera División side Talleres; who paid $1,000,000 for 50% of his pass.[7] [8]
In August 2021, Hincapié signed for the German Bundesliga 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, scoring the opening goal against Celtic in a 4–0 victory in the Europa League.[11] In 2024, Hincapié was part of the Leverkusen team that won the club’s first ever Bundesliga title.
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]
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.[12]
On 14 November 2022, Hincapié was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] He played 90 minutes in the group stage win against Qatar,[14] the draw against the Netherlands,[15] and defeat against Senegal.[16]
| Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 112 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 5 | |||
| Ecuador | 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 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 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 16 June 2024 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 26 June 2024 | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América |
Independiente del Valle[3]
Bayer Leverkusen
Individual
2022[20]
2024[21]