How many long balls El Nacional play, and who plays most.
Updated 27 February 2025, after the last game
David Cabezas has played the most long balls for El Nacional in 2025, 34 in four appearances, 8.50 a game, ahead of Anthony Bedoya with 24 and José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez with 22, across all competitions.
El Nacional played 66 long balls at home to Blooming on 14 February, their joint most in a game in 2025, against an average of 56.0 across their four games, and their fewest was 45 away at Barcelona Guayaquil on 27 February.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cabezas | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 4 |
| Anthony Bedoya | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 3 |
| José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 4 |
| Edison Caicedo | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 3 |
| E. Mejía | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 4 |
| José Flor | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 4 |
| Marcos Olmedo | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 3 |
| Franklin Carabalí | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 4 |
| Marco Montaño | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Darío Pazmiño | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Jawer Guisamano | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 4 |
| Charles Vélez | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 3 |
| Bryan Rivera | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Rommel Cabezas | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Fidel Martínez | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Jonathan Borja | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 |
| Jeison Chalá | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Jhon Cifuente | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Ángel Ledesma | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Bryan de Jesús | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fernando Mora | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | El Nacional | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2025 | Barcelona Guayaquil (A) | Copa Libertadores | 1-1 | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Barcelona Guayaquil (H) | Copa Libertadores | 0-1 | 47 | 51 | 98 |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Blooming (H) | Copa Libertadores | 2-1 | 66 | 62 | 128 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Blooming (A) | Copa Libertadores | 3-2 | 66 | 45 | 111 |