The best defensive U23 players from Ecuador, ranked on Field Insider.
K. Arroyo of Cruzeiro is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Ecuador, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.7, and D. Castillo has been the form player this season, grading 41.6.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Castillo has improved his Season rating most, up +34.3 on last season, while A. Caicedo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Angulo of Sunderland is the most valuable name in this group at 147.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. OrdoñezCentre-back |  Club Brugge KV | 22 | 9 | 3314.8% | 601.2% |
| 2 | D. CastilloDefensive midfielder |  FC Midtjylland | 22 | 6 | 42469.9% | 4920.8% |
| 3 | J. RodrÃguezDefensive midfielder |  Tondela | 20 | 5 | 18 | 60 |
| 4 | A. ValenciaDefensive midfielder |  Antwerp | 22 | 4 | 26193.3% | 5812.3% |
| 5 | Y. MedinaFull-back |  Genk | 21 | 4 | 121255.6% | 5617.4% |
| 6 | P. DelgadoWinger |  FC Dallas | 22 | 3 | 1914% | 430.5% |
| 7 | K. ArroyoAttacking midfielder |  Cruzeiro | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6963.6% |
| 8 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Cadiz | 21 | 2 | 1296.7% | 5641.4% |
| 9 | A. MindaWinger |  Cercle Brugge | 23 | 2 | 1586.4% | 531% |
| 10 | C. ZambranoCentre-forward |  Al Taawon | 22 | 1 | 19 | 54 |
| 11 | N. AnguloWinger | Sunderland | 23 | 1 | 0100% | 7441.9% |
| 12 | K. PáezCentral midfielder |  Strasbourg | 19 | 1 | 9 | 72 |
