Yaimar Medina
Ecuador
DEF
Age
21
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Yaimar Medina
Ecuador turn to Yaimar Medina at the 2026 World Cup, a defender in Sebastián Beccacece's 26. The KRC Genk defender is 21 at kick-off, a former Ecuador youth international valued at around EUR 4.00m. Ecuador were drawn in Group E alongside Germany, Curacao and the Ivory Coast. They open against the Ivory Coast at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 14 June, then face Curacao at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 20 June before meeting Germany at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 25 June. Ecuador reached the finals by finishing runner-up in CONMEBOL round-robin qualifying, qualifying on 10 June 2025. The group stage runs through June as Sebastián Beccacece's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
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Playing Style
A defender for KRC Genk in Belgium with 5 senior caps for Ecuador, Medina is a young defender at the back for Ecuador. He stands 1.73 m and is left-footed, and has played 1,136 minutes this season. At 21 he is part of Sebastián Beccacece's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the 26 for the finals.
World Cup History
This is Yaimar Medina's first senior World Cup. A KRC Genk defender with 5 caps for Ecuador, he reaches the finals after a full season of 21 club games, a young option at the back for the group stage.
National Team
Ecuador
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Ecuador list Medina among their picks, where the side are set at Tier 4 for £10m. He has 5 caps for Ecuador and 21 club games this season. The £10m price on the card frames Ecuador as a unit for the finals, a Tier 4 squad figure this summer that belongs to the side as a whole rather than to Medina or one defender, the slot a collective reading as the group stage gets under way.
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Medina at the 2026 World Cup
Medina is a confirmed defender in Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Ecuador side opening their Group E campaign in June.
Picking Ecuador in Goal Rush
Ecuador are a Tier 4 side on the card at £10m, drawn into Group E with the Ivory Coast first up in the group.
Yaimar Medina World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Goal Rush card has Ecuador in Tier 4 at £10m, drawn into Group E, so the figure tracks Ecuador as a side rather than picking out Medina for the 2026 finals later this summer.
For Ecuador, Medina fills a defender role and plays club football for KRC Genk. Sebastián Beccacece has named him in Ecuador's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the side drawn into Group E for the group stage this summer.
No. This is the KRC Genk defender's first senior World Cup, reached in 2026 after Sebastián Beccacece named Medina in the Ecuador 26 with no earlier finals behind him at the senior international stage.
It is KRC Genk that Medina plays for at club level. He features among Ecuador's defenders in Sebastián Beccacece's final 26, and Ecuador start their Group E campaign against the Ivory Coast in mid-June this summer.
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