Alan Franco

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Ecuador
Position: MF
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #2
Intl caps: 57
Intl goals: 1
Intl assists: 3
: 0.53(model rating, 0–1)
: 3.0%

See Alan Franco on the full Ecuador scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2024/25 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (6.87 vs 6.45).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	4	359	0.1	3	1	16	3	1	2
World Cup 2022	2	51	0.0	0	0	3	0	1	0
All tournaments	6	410	0.1	3	1	19	3	2	2

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.44

Interceptions / 90

0.44

Ball recoveries / 90

3.29

Blocks / 90

2.20

Clearances / 90

3.51

100

Pressures / 90

11.41

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

4.17

Key passes / 90

0.22

Prog. carries / 90

0.66

Pass completion %

86.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

17.34

Dribbles / 90

0.00

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 102 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Alan Franco has 57 caps and 1 international goal for Ecuador, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Ecuador →Ecuador squad & model →