Ecuador U-20 team is about to start its journey in the World Cup in Argentina. Miguel Bravo’s team has three captains, team leaders.
Within the squad of players, the presence of six from Independiente del Valle, five from Liga de Quito, two from Emelec, one from Aucas, one from Guayaquil City and six active in foreign football stand out.
Central defender Joel Ordóñez captained Argentina in the preparation matches for the Under-20 World Cup.
Joel Ordóñez was born in Guayaquil 19 years ago and is one of the young players with the biggest potential for the senior team.
On the FIFA date of March 2023, he was called up by Spanish coach Félix Sánchez and was on the substitute bench in two matches against Australia.
Justin Curro, Leadership and Goals
Justin Cuerro, also from the Independiente del Valle youth academy, was Ecuador’s top scorer at the U-20 South American Championship in Colombia, and was one of the captains of that team.
In that South American debut, the captain was Gary Mina, the central defender of Independiente del Valle who, after his constant mistakes, handed over the captaincy to Justin Cuero.
At the World Cup in Argentina, the Ecuadorian team relied on Justin Cuerto and his scoring nose to reach the tournament’s deciding stages, for which he would be surrounded by teammates Kendry Paez and Alan Minda and Nilsson Angulo, who currently From Belgium in Anderlecht. ,
Daniel Castillo, another captain
Daniel Castillo, who left the Liga de Quito discipline in April to move to Shakhtar Donetsk, was to captain the Ecuadorian team at the 2022 South American Games in Asuncion.
The Ecuadorian team reached the final and lost to Paraguay, but it left a good feeling when it came to building a team that hopes to succeed with an unforgettable and historic World Cup.
