PIERO HINCAPIÉ
Defender · Arsenal · UEFA Champions League
“A centre-back who reads danger before it blooms.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Hincapié remains a prime-age centre back with room left to grow, and his best recent work at Bayer Leverkusen supports the case. The value is held back by an unsettled starting role and the league-level discount.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €39.1M – €42.2M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
P. Hincapié defends on the front foot, stepping into duels early and setting the tone with aggressive pressing. As a centreBack, he is calm under pressure, keeping the ball moving cleanly once he has it and using his exceptional retention to steady the back line. His game is built on sharp defensive reading, so he often looks a step ahead rather than scrambling after the fact.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.42
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 4 shots in 6 matches (254 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
7 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
 Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.13 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.28 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 6.63 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
1.42
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.35
per 90 · 50% completed
Key passes
1.42
per 90
Pass accuracy
97%
Fouls won
1.77
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.13
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 |  Fleetwood Town | Carabao | D1-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Oct 10 |  Leeds | EPL | W2-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 9 |  Napoli | UCL | W0-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 6 |  Chelsea | EPL | W2-1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aug 21 |  Coventry | EPL | W3-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aug 16 |  Manchester City | Community Shield | W3-0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
UEFA Champions League90 (35%)League Cup90 (35%)Premier League40 (16%)Community Shield34 (13%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.68 |
| 2025/26 | Arsenal | Premier League | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 6.97 |
| 2024/25 |  Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0.11 | 7.15 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 7.12 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 6.88 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | 6.91 |
| 2020/21 |  Talleres Cordoba | Copa Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
| 2019/20 |  Independiente del Valle | Liga Pro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
Bundesliga
2023/2024
CONMEBOL Libertadores U20
2018
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
2019
DFB Pokal
2023/2024
Super Cup
2024
Spell detail
Apps
45
Goals
1
Assists
2
Minutes
3,082
By season
| 2026/27 | UEFA Champions League | 5 app | 0 g | 6.68 |
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 40 app | 1 g | 6.97 |
Goals by season
1 goals in the spell
International career
Ecuador
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Ecuador
Ecuador's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
341
Goals
0
Assists
0
Avg rating
6.63