North America · CONCACAF

Panama (2026)

Panamá

Matches: 12; 12 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-4-6; 2 W · 4 D · 6 L
Goals: 13; 19 against
Goal difference: -6

General Information

Federación Panameña de Fútbol

Founded: 1937
FIFA entry: 1938
Average height in 2026: 1.81 m
Average age in 2026: 27.3 years
Confederation: Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
Continent: North America
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Thomas Christiansen(Coach)

Date of birth: 11 March 1973
Place of birth: København, Denmark
Height: 1.80 m
Matches: 12 (3 official · 9 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Panama in 2026

58 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers6
Orlando Mosquera	25 December 1994	Goalkeeper	Al-Fayha al-Majma'ah	7	1	0
JD Gunn	21 January 2000	Goalkeeper	New England Revolution	1	1	0
Marcos De León	20 January 1998	Goalkeeper	Sporting'89 San Miguelito	1	0	0
Luis Mejía	16 March 1991	Goalkeeper	Nacional Montevideo	1	0	0
Eddie Roberts	10 May 1994	Goalkeeper	Estudiantes Mérida	1	0	0
César Samudio	26 March 1994	Goalkeeper	Marathón San Pedro Sula	1	0	0
Defenders24
César Blackman	2 April 1998	Right Back	Slovan Bratislava	7	2	0
Michael Murillo	11 February 1996	Right Back	Beşiktaş JK	7	2	0
Jiovany Ramos	26 January 1997	Centre Back	Academia Puerto Cabello	6	1	2
José Cordoba	3 June 2001	Centre Back	Norwich City	6	1	1
Andrés Andrade	16 October 1998	Centre Back	Linzer ASK	5	2	0
Jorge Gutiérrez	1 September 1998	Left Back	Universitario de Deportes Lima	5	1	0
Fidel Escobar	9 January 1995	Centre Back	CD Saprissa Tibás	2	2	0
Roderick Miller	3 April 1992	Centre Back	Turan Tovuz	2	2	0
Edgardo Fariña	21 September 2001	Centre Back	FK Nizhny Novgorod	2	1	0
Omar Córdoba	13 June 1994	Right Back	Plaza Amador Panamá	2	0	0
Éric Davis	31 March 1991	Left Back	Plaza Amador Panamá	1	5	0
Iván Anderson	24 November 1997	Right Back	Monagas SC	1	1	0
Martín Krug	9 July 2006	Centre Back	Juventud Torremolinos	1	1	0
Richard Peralta	20 September 1993	Centre Back	Monagas SC	1	1	0
Javier Rivera	17 March 1998	Centre Back	Marathón San Pedro Sula	1	1	0
Eduardo Anderson	1 March 2001	Centre Back	Baltika Kaliningrad	1	0	0
Daniel Aparicio	17 April 2000	Centre Back	Real España San Pedro Sula	1	0	0
Orman Davis	25 December 2002	Centre Back	Independiente La Chorrera	1	0	0
Kevin Galván	10 March 1996	Left Back	San Francisco La Chorrera	1	0	0
Joseph Jones	30 July 2005	Centre Back	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	1	0	0
Jair Modelo	17 July 2004	Left Back	Sheriff Tiraspol	1	0	0
Aimar Sánchez	27 August 2005	Centre Back	Plaza Amador Panamá	1	0	0
Omar Valencia	8 June 2004	Left Back	New York Red Bulls	0	2	1
Luis Asprilla	28 May 2001	Right Back	Tauro FC Panamá	0	2	0
Midfielders15
Carlos Harvey	3 February 2000	Defensive Midfielder	Minnesota United FC	8	2	1
Cristian Martínez	6 February 1997	Right Midfielder	Slovan Bratislava	7	2	0
José Luis Rodríguez	19 June 1998	Left Midfielder	FC Juárez	7	1	0
Giovany Herbert	12 March 2005	Attacking Midfielder	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	3	1	1
Víctor Griffith	12 December 2000	Defensive Midfielder	Emelec Guayaquil	2	3	1
Adalberto Carrasquilla	28 November 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Pumas UNA México	2	2	0
José Murillo	24 February 1995	Defensive Midfielder	Plaza Amador Panamá	2	1	0
Aníbal Godoy	10 February 1990	Defensive Midfielder	San Diego FC	1	2	0
Abdul Knight	17 January 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Plaza Amador Panamá	1	1	0
Daivis Murillo	11 December 2005	Centre Midfielder	Plaza Amador Panamá	1	1	0
Ariel Arroyo	23 January 2005	Defensive Midfielder	Árabe Unido Colón	1	0	0
Héctor Hurtado	23 December 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Sporting'89 San Miguelito	1	0	0
Ángel Caicedo	19 August 1999	Attacking Midfielder	Fuerte San Francisco	0	2	0
Alberto Quintero	18 December 1987	Attacking Midfielder	Plaza Amador Panamá	0	2	0
Jovani Welch	7 December 1999	Defensive Midfielder	The Strongest La Paz	0	1	0
Forwards13
Édgar Yoel Bárcenas	23 October 1993	Right Winger	Iraklis Thessalonikis	6	2	1
Cécilio Waterman	13 April 1991	Centre Forward	Universidad Concepción	4	3	1
José Fajardo	18 August 1993	Centre Forward	Universidad Católica Quito	3	6	0
Kadir Barría	18 July 2007	Centre Forward	Botafogo FR (RJ)	3	2	2
Tomás Rodríguez	9 March 1999	Secondary striker	Barcelona Guayaquil	3	2	1
Ismael Díaz	12 May 1997	Left Winger	León FC	2	4	0
Ricardo Phillips	6 May 2001	Left Winger	Plaza Amador Panamá	2	0	0
César Yanis	28 January 1996	Right Winger	Cobresal El Salvador	2	0	0
Mijahir Jiménez	28 March 2007	Centre Forward	New York Red Bulls	1	1	0
Kahiser Lenis	23 July 2000	Left Winger	Jaguares Córdoba	1	1	0
Rafael Mosquera	24 May 2005	Left Winger	New York Red Bulls	1	0	0
Azarias Londoño	21 June 2001	Centre Forward	Universidad Católica Quito	0	6	0
Gustavo Herrera	18 November 2005	Centre Forward	Sporting'89 San Miguelito	0	2	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Panama in 2026

12 matches

1 Oct 2026Friendly · Nissan StadiumHvs.New ZealandMatch report: Panama vs. New Zealand 1–13–5 pensDefeat
25 Sept 2026Friendly · Sree Kanteerava StadiumAvs.IndiaMatch report: India vs. Panama 1–1Draw
27 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · MetLife StadiumHvs.EnglandMatch report: Panama vs. England 0–2Defeat
23 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · BMO FieldHvs.CroatiaMatch report: Panama vs. Croatia 0–1Defeat
17 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group L · BMO FieldAvs.GhanaMatch report: Ghana vs. Panama 1–0Defeat
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Energizer ParkHvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Panama vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–1Draw
3 Jun 2026Friendly · Estadio Rommel FernándezHvs.Dominican RepublicMatch report: Panama vs. Dominican Republic 4–2Win
31 May 2026Friendly · Estádio do MaracanãAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Panama 6–2Defeat
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Cape Town StadiumAvs.South AfricaMatch report: South Africa vs. Panama 1–2Win
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Moses Mabhida StadiumAvs.South AfricaMatch report: South Africa vs. Panama 1–1Draw
22 Jan 2026Friendly · Estadio Rommel FernándezHvs.MexicoMatch report: Panama vs. Mexico 0–1Defeat
18 Jan 2026Friendly · Estadio IV CentenarioAvs.BoliviaMatch report: Bolivia vs. Panama 1–1Draw

Match Progress for Panama

2 W · 4 D · 6 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Panama

62 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Costa Rica	50	17	10	23	50
El Salvador	48	19	11	18	63
Honduras	47	12	12	23	38
Guatemala	37	18	10	9	54
USA	29	6	4	19	20
Cuba	28	13	9	6	38
Mexico	28	2	6	20	14
Trinidad & Tobago	22	8	5	9	21
Nicaragua	19	15	1	3	46
Jamaica	19	10	6	3	28
Canada	14	2	6	6	9
Venezuela	13	5	5	3	17
Haiti	12	3	6	3	11
Bolivia	8	5	1	2	13
Martinique	7	6	1	0	16
Dominican Republic	7	6	1	0	15
Belize	7	5	2	0	12
Peru	7	2	1	4	6
Colombia	7	2	0	5	7
Ecuador	7	0	2	5	2
Brazil	5	0	1	4	3
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	2
Curaçao	4	2	2	0	6
Chile	4	0	1	3	4
Paraguay	4	0	0	4	1
Dominica	3	3	0	0	10
Grenada	3	3	0	0	10
Guyana	3	3	0	0	8
South Africa	3	2	1	0	4
Guadeloupe	3	2	0	1	9
Bermuda	3	2	0	1	8
Qatar	3	1	1	1	8
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1
Saint Lucia	2	2	0	0	7
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	2
Serbia	2	0	2	0	1
Suriname	2	0	2	0	1
England	2	0	0	2	1
Iran	2	0	0	2	1
Japan	2	0	0	2	0
Anguilla	1	1	0	0	13
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	12
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	3
Barbados	1	1	0	0	1
South Korea	1	0	1	0	2
Armenia	1	0	1	0	1
Bosnia & Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	1
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1
India	1	0	1	0	1
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	1
Wales	1	0	1	0	1
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	1
Spain	1	0	0	1	1
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0
Denmark	1	0	0	1	0
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0
Norway	1	0	0	1	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0
Total	498	181	117	200	607

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Panama

Games Total: 130
Goals: 163
Goals Against: 198
Games W/D/L: 45/29/56
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.25
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.52

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 14; Luis Tejada
Most Matches: 58; Aníbal Godoy
Most Yellow Cards: 10; Felipe Baloy
Most Red Cards: 1; Adolfo Machado

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Panama

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Godoy, Aníbal	Defensive Midfielder	2010–2026	151	117	34	4	4	33	2	1
2	Gómez, Gabriel	Centre Midfielder	2003–2018	142	135	7	11	2	23	0	1
3	Quintero, Alberto	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2026	136	107	29	7	13	12	0	0
4	Penedo, Jaime	Goalkeeper	2003–2018	132	131	1	0	0	11	0	0
5	Cooper, Armando	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2022	120	90	30	9	5	28	0	1
6	Pérez, Blas	Centre Forward	2001–2018	118	103	15	40	7	13	0	2
7	Torres, Román	Centre Back	2005–2019	118	113	5	10	2	17	0	1
8	Tejada, Luis	Centre Forward	2001–2018	105	76	29	42	5	17	0	2
9	Davis, Éric	Left Back	2010–2026	105	82	23	9	14	9	0	1
10	Bárcenas, Édgar Yoel	Right Winger	2014–2026	102	83	19	7	9	7	0	0
11	Torres, Gabriel	Centre Forward	2005–2022	101	56	45	21	6	5	1	0
12	Baloy, Felipe	Centre Back	2001–2018	100	96	4	4	3	31	2	1
13	Murillo, Michael	Right Back	2016–2026	93	84	9	6	11	13	0	0
14	Escobar, Fidel	Centre Back	2015–2026	93	83	10	3	2	4	0	1
15	Machado, Adolfo	Right Back	2008–2021	92	81	11	2	1	10	0	1
16	Cummings, Hárold	Centre Back	2010–2023	91	76	15	1	0	12	0	0
17	Henríquez, Luis	Left Back	2003–2016	90	76	14	2	4	9	3	0
18	Henríquez, Amílcar	Defensive Midfielder	2005–2017	83	69	14	0	1	9	0	0
19	Phillips, Ricardo	Attacking Midfielder	1996–2010	81	62	19	11	0	16	0	3
20	Torres, José Anthony	Centre Back	1999–2009	74	70	4	0	0	9	0	0
21	Moreno, Luis	Centre Back	2001–2011	74	71	3	0	0	13	1	0
22	Rodríguez, José Luis	Left Midfielder	2018–2026	72	56	16	8	5	5	0	0
23	Fajardo, José	Centre Forward	2017–2026	70	39	31	15	4	8	0	1
24	Carrasquilla, Adalberto	Defensive Midfielder	2018–2026	70	57	13	3	10	14	0	1
25	Martínez, Cristian	Right Midfielder	2016–2026	66	43	23	1	9	10	0	0
26	Rivera, Carlos	Centre Back	2004–2010	65	62	3	2	0	8	1	0
27	Blanco, Alberto	Centre Midfielder	1999–2009	61	41	20	3	2	13	0	1
28	Rodríguez, Ángel	Midfielder	1995–2010	58	54	4	2	0	1	0	0
29	Blackburn, Rolando	Centre Forward	2010–2023	55	36	19	12	2	2	0	0
30	Cubillas, Juan Carlos	Midfielder	1996–2005	55	48	7	2	0	8	0	0
31	Mejía, Luis	Goalkeeper	2009–2026	54	53	1	0	0	4	1	1
32	Waterman, Cécilio	Centre Forward	2010–2026	53	24	29	14	3	3	0	0
33	Díaz, Ismael	Left Winger	2014–2026	52	32	20	15	4	3	0	0
34	Yanis, César	Right Winger	2020–2026	52	18	34	5	5	2	0	0
35	Brown, Roberto	Centre Forward	2000–2011	51	38	13	17	0	5	0	0
36	Andrade, Andrés	Centre Back	2018–2026	50	44	6	1	2	2	0	0
37	Delgado, Franklin	Defender	1988–2000	50	50	0	0	0	5	1	0
38	Mosquera, Orlando	Goalkeeper	2020–2026	49	47	2	0	0	2	0	0
39	Dely Valdés, Jorge Luis	Centre Forward	1991–2005	48	40	8	19	0	5	0	0
40	Piggott, Pércival	Midfielder	1987–2000	48	47	1	3	0	2	0	0
41	Medina, Julio	Attacking Midfielder	1999–2008	48	38	10	0	0	7	1	0
42	Díaz, Neftalí	Striker	1992–2005	47	26	21	8	0	2	0	0
43	Arroyo, Abdiel	Centre Forward	2014–2019	47	10	37	6	3	1	0	0
44	Miller, Roderick	Centre Back	2011–2026	45	37	8	2	1	4	0	0
45	Dely Valdés, Julio César	Centre Forward	1991–2005	44	40	4	18	0	2	0	0
46	Barahona, Nelson	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2014	43	28	15	3	0	7	0	0
47	Calderón, José	Goalkeeper	2005–2021	43	38	5	0	0	0	0	0
48	Blackman, César	Right Back	2019–2026	42	28	14	3	1	5	0	0
49	Guardia, Ubaldo	Defender	2000–2007	42	26	16	0	0	4	0	0
50	Sánchez, Marcos	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2019	39	32	7	2	3	2	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Panama

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Quintero, Alberto	Pérez, Blas	2012–2016	4	10
2	Quintero, Alberto	Torres, Gabriel	2013–2021	4	19
3	Bárcenas, Édgar Yoel	Rodríguez, José Luis	2021–2024	4	50
4	Bárcenas, Édgar Yoel	Blackburn, Rolando	2019–2021	3	25
5	Carrasquilla, Adalberto	Waterman, Cécilio	2021–2025	3	21
6	Martínez, Cristian	Díaz, Ismael	2022–2025	3	20
7	Baloy, Felipe	Pérez, Blas	2009–2011	2	5
8	Tejada, Luis	Pérez, Blas	2010–2015	2	5
9	Pérez, Blas	Tejada, Luis	2011–2016	2	5
10	Pérez, Blas	Torres, Gabriel	2013–2017	2	10

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 194 of 482 goals.