Adalberto Carrasquilla
Squad number 8 · Pumas UNAM
Their 2026 World Cup
Adalberto Carrasquilla travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Panama, wearing number 8, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group L), beaten by England 2-0.
Midfield went to A. Murillo (3 matches, 270′) and C. Harvey (3 matches, 268′).
Another 6 players in the Panama squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Panama team page.
Biography
Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar (born 28 November 1998), commonly known as Coco Carrasquilla is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pumas UNAM and the Panama national team.
Tauro Carrasquilla began his career with Tauro FC in his hometown of Panama City. He made his first team debut on 29 March 2015 during a 1–0 loss to Árabe Unido in a Liga Panameña de Fútbol match at just 16 years old. He scored his first goal on 22 April 2016 to give Tauro a 2–1 win over Árabe Unido. During 5 seasons playing for Tauro, Carrasquilla helped them win the 2017 Clausura and 2018 Apertura league titles.
FC Cartagena On 12 August 2019 it was confirmed that Carrasquilla had been loaned out to FC Cartagena, who at the time were playing in Segunda División B, the Spanish third-tier, for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy. He made his debut for Cartagena on 15 September, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win over Atlético Sanluqueño.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)