Piero Hincapié

Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna (born 9 January 2002) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Talleres.[1]

Piero Hincapié
Personal information
Full name Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna
Date of birth (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Talleres
Number 4
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– Talleres 0 (0)
National team
2017 Ecuador U15
2019 Ecuador U17 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Hincapié began playing football at the age of seven, initially for local clubs Escuela Refinería, Emelec and Barcelona.[2][3] Aged ten, the defender moved to Guayaquil with Norte América.[3] After a spell with Deportivo Azogues, he joined Independiente del Valle in November 2016.[4] Hincapié was promoted into their first-team in August 2019 for a Serie A match with Mushuc Runa.[1] He was selected to start and played the full duration of a narrow home defeat.[1] In the subsequent 2020 campaign, shortly after winning the U-20 Copa Libertadores, Hincapié made appearances off the bench against Universidad Católica and Macará.[1]

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.[5][6]

International career

Hincapié appeared for the Ecuador U15s in 2017.[2] In 2019, Hincapié represented his country as captain at U17 level.[1][3] 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.[1][3]

Career statistics
As of 31 October 2020.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2019 Serie A 1000—000010
2020 2000—000020
Total 3000—000030
Talleres 2020–21 Primera División 000000—0000
Career total 300000000030

    Honours
    Independiente del Valle[1]

    References
    1. "Ecuador - P. Hincapié". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    2. "El crecimiento futbolístico de quien sueña jugar en Europa". La Hora. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    3. "Piero Hincapié, el admirador de Puyol que asombra en Ecuador". Marca. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    4. "Piero Hincapié, de Independiente del Valle al primer equipo del Talleres de Córdoba argentino". El Universo. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    5. "Piero Hincapié es nuevo refuerzo de Talleres". Talleres. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    6. "Talleres presentó por Zoom a Piero Hincapié: "Estoy ansioso por jugar"". Mundo D. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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