Willian Pacho
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willian Joel Pacho Tenorio[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 October 2001||
Place of birth | Quinindé, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 |
Independiente del Valle | 26 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Royal Antwerp | 42 | (0) |
2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Ecuador | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 |
Willian Joel Pacho Tenorio (born 16 October 2001) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Ecuador national team.[3]
Club career
From Quinindé in the far north of Ecuador, Pacho moved to the suburbs of capital Quito to turn professional with Independiente del Valle in 2019, with both he and the club going on to enjoy a remarkable run of success over the next three years.
A non-playing substitute across the entire 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores run that saw IDV reach the final only to lose to 2–1 in the decider to Uruguayans Nacional,[4] Pacho was first named on the bench for IDV's 2–0 win at Mushuc Runa on 15 March 2019.[5]
Pacho was finally given his first-team debut in November of that year, starting in the 0–0 draw against
Independiente beat
With a good young crop coming through, Independiente del Valle went on to lift the Ecuadorian League title for the very first time in 2021, defeating
Having been spotted by Belgian scouts, Pacho signed a five-year contract with title-chasing
Under new coach
On 30 March 2023, it was announced that Pacho had signed a five-year contract with Eintracht, valid from 1 June.[9]
Pacho started Antwerp's
International career
Selected for Ecuador's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad without playing a minute in Qatar,[1] Pacho made his debut for the Ecuadorian national team on 28 March 2023 in a friendly match against Australia in Melbourne, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory for his first international goal.[11]
Personal life
Pacho's first name is often mistakenly listed as "William", since the two are almost interchangeably used in Spanish.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Independiente del Valle
|
2019 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Royal Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
Career total | 97 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Ten appearances in the Copa Libertadores, two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in the Supercopa Ecuador
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2023 | 9 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 March 2023 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 20 June 2023 | Subaru Park, Chester, United States | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Independiente del Valle
- Ecuadorian Serie A: 2021
- U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2020; runners-up 2018
- Copa Sudamericana: 2019 (did not play)
Royal Antwerp
References
- ^ a b c d "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b Gael, Hannes Van (24 December 2022). "Willian (met 'n') Pacho steelt met de ogen van Alderweireld en is certitude bij Antwerp: "Gelukkig kan Mark van Bommel het heel goed uitleggen in het Spaans"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Royal Antwerp. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Conmebol. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Mushuc Runa 0–2 Independiente del Valle" (in Spanish). El Universo. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Flash Score: Independiente del Valle 0–0 Delfin". flashscore.com. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Dájome and Independiente, South American champions" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "William Pacho Tekent Op De Bosuil!" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp FC. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Willian Pacho wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen (No beauty prize, but a fourth cup: Antwerp fulfills the role of favourite against KV Mechelen)". Sporza (in Dutch). 30 April 2023.
- ^ "William Pacho: debut, gol y triunfo tricolor". El Universo (in Spanish). 28 March 2023.
- ^ Willian Pacho at Soccerway
- ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.