Piero Hincapié

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hincapié and the second or maternal family name is Reyna.

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]

Piero Hincapié

Hincapié with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	3
Youth career
	Escuela Refinería
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–	Bayer Leverkusen	115	(5)
International career‡
2019	Ecuador U17	11	(0)
2021–	Ecuador	46	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club 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]

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.

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.^[12] 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.^[13]

On 14 November 2022, Hincapié was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[14] He played 90 minutes in the group stage win against Qatar,^[15] the draw against the Netherlands,^[16] and defeat against Senegal.^[17]

Hincapié was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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	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[b]	0	—		22	0
Bayer Leverkusen	2021–22	Bundesliga	27	1	0	0	6[c]	1	—		33	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	30	1	0	0	13[d]	0	—		43	1
	2023–24	Bundesliga	26	1	5	0	12[c]	0	—		43	1
	2024–25	Bundesliga	32	2	3	0	9[e]	1	1[f]	0	45	3
	Total		115	5	8	0	40	2	1	0	164	7
Career total			132	5	10	0	46	2	1	0	189	7

1. Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2021	12	1
	2022	12	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	13	2
	2025	3	0
Total		46	3

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Piero Hincapié

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]

• U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2020

Bayer Leverkusen

• Bundesliga: 2023–24^[20]
• DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
• DFL-Supercup: 2024^[21]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2023–24^[22]

Individual

• IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team: 2022^[23]
• Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2024^[24]
• Kicker Bundesliga Squad of the Temporada: 2024–25^{[citation needed]}