Of all the South American qualifiers to the 2014 World Cup, Ecuador are possibly the team least fancied to make a splash. But no country should underestimate the Tricolor, especially when the side start marauding in attack.
Reinaldo Rueda's provisional squad has brought together players from across the world. From Germany to China and Brazil to the Netherlands, a bewildering array of leagues host Ecuadorian talent.
The fast, physical team will look to cause damage through the talent out wide of Antonio Valencia and Jefferson Montero, and they could well turn a few heads once the ball starts rolling in Brazil.
Squad courtesy of FourFourTwo.
Goalkeepers
Name: Alexander Dominguez
Date of Birth: June 5, 1987
Birthplace: Tachina
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 18
Club: LDU Quito
Name: Maximo Banguera
Date of Birth: December 16, 1985
Birthplace: Guayaquil
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 22
Club: Barcelona SC
Name: Adrian Bone
Date of Birth: September 8, 1988
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 3
Club: El Nacional
Defenders
Name: Gabriel Achilier
Date of Birth: March 24, 1985
Birthplace: Machala
Position: Defender
Caps: 20
Club: Emelec
Name: Jorge Guagua
Date of Birth: September 28, 1981
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Defender
Caps: 56
Club: Emelec
Name: Frickson Erazo
Date of Birth: May 5, 1988
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Defender
Caps: 34
Club: Flamengo
Name: Juan Carlos Paredes
Date of Birth: July 8, 1987
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Defender
Caps: 35
Club: Barcelona SC
Name: Walter Ayovi
Date of Birth: August 11, 1979
Birthplace: Camarones
Position: Defender
Caps: 88
Club: Pachuca
Name: Cristian Ramirez
Date of Birth: August 15, 1994
Birthplace: Santo Domingo
Position: Left-back
Caps: 2
Club: Fortuna Dusseldorf
Name: Oscar Bagui
Date of Birth: December 10, 1982
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Defender
Caps: 20
Club: Emelec
Midfielders
Name: Pedro Quinonez
Date of Birth: March 4, 1986
Birthplace: Esmeraldas
Position: Defensive midfielder
Caps: 5
Club: Emelec
Name: Segundo Castillo
Date of Birth: May 15, 1982
Birthplace: San Lorenzo
Position: Defensive midfielder
Caps: 79
Club: Al-Hilal
Name: Cristian Noboa
Date of Birth: April 9, 1985
Birthplace: Guayaquil
Position: Central midfield
Caps: 42
Club: Dynamo Moscow
Name: Antonio Valencia
Date of Birth: August 4, 1985
Birthplace: Lago Agrio
Position: Winger
Caps: 67
Club: Manchester United
Name: Luis Fernando Saritama
Date of Birth: October 20, 1983
Birthplace: Loja
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Caps: 48
Club: Barcelona SC
Name: Carlos Gruezo
Date of Birth: April 19 1995
Birthplace: Santo Domingo
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 0
Club: Stuttgart
Name: Renato Ibarra
Date of Birth: January 20, 1991
Birthplace: Ambuqui
Position: Winger
Caps: 16
Club: Vitesse Arnhem
Name: Joao Rojas
Date of Birth: June 14, 1989
Birthplace: La Troncal
Position: Right midfielder
Caps: 27
Club: Cruz Azul
Name: Jefferson Montero
Date of Birth: September 1, 1989
Birthplace: Babahoyo
Position: Winger/Forward
Caps: 37
Club: Morelia
Forwards
Name: Felipe Caicedo
Date of Birth: September 5, 1988
Birthplace: Guayaquil
Position: Striker
Caps: 47
Club: Al-Jazira
Name: Enner Valencia
Date of Birth: April 11, 1989
Birthplace: San Lorenzo
Position: Striker
Caps: 7
Club: Pachuca
Name: Jaime Ayovi
Date of Birth: February 21, 1988
Birthplace: Eloy Alfaro
Position: Striker
Caps: 28
Club: Emelec
Name: Fidel Martinez
Date of Birth: February 15, 1990
Birthplace: Shushufindi
Position: Attacking midfielder
Caps: 4
Club: Tijuana
Name: Armando Wila
Date of Birth: 12 May 1985
Birthplace: San Lorenzo
Position: Striker
Caps: 0
Club: Universidad Catolica
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