The coach of the Ecuadorian national team, the Argentine Gustavo Quinteros, announced today a list of 40 pre-selected players for the Copa America Centenario that will take place in June in US cities.
Quinteros' list includes the names of 17 Ecuadorian players who play for foreign clubs, but that list of 40 will be reduced to only 23 for the tournament.
Ecuador is part of Group B, along with Brazil, Haiti, and Peru.
The pre-selected players are as follows:
Goalkeepers: Alexander Domínguez (Liga de Quito), Esteban Dreer (Emelec), Máximo Banguera (Barcelona), and Daniel Librado Azcona (Independiente del Valle).
Defenders: Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford, England), Mario Pineida (Barcelona), José Quintero (Liga de Quito), Arturo Mina (Independiente del Valle), Gabriel Achilier (Emelec), Jorge Guagua (Emelec), Frickson Erazo (Atlético Mineiro, Brazil), Robert Arboleda (Universidad Católica), Darío Aimar (Barcelona), Luis Caicedo (Independiente del Valle), Walter Ayoví (Monterrey, Mexico), Oscar Bagui (Emelec), Cristian Ramírez (Ferencbaros, Hungary).
Midfielders: Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, England), Ángel Mena (Emelec), Renato Ibarra (Vitesse, Netherlands), Christian Noboa (Rostov, Russia), Fernando Gaibor (Emelec), Pedro Larrea (El Nacional), Segundo Castillo (Barcelona), Pedro Quiñónez (Emelec), Alex Bolaños (Recife, Brazil), Carlos Gruezo (Dallas, United States), Jefferson Orejuela (Independiente del Valle).
Forwards: Jefferson Montero (Swansea, England), Bryan Cabezas (Independiente del Valle), Michael Arroyo (América, Mexico), Fidel Martínez (Pumas, Mexico), Enner Valencia (West Ham, England), Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol, Spain), Jaime Ayoví (Godoy Cruz, Argentina), José Angulo (Independiente del Valle), Juan Cazares (Atlético Mineiro, Brazil), Miller Bolaños (Gremio, Brazil), Junior Sornoza (Independiente del Valle), and Daniel Angulo (Liga de Quito).