Joel Ordóñez
Personal information
Full name Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004[1]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 4
Youth career
Deportivo Azogues
2015–2022 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Independiente del Valle 8 (0)
2022–2023 Club NXT 29 (1)
2023– Club Brugge 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ecuador U15 4 (0)
2023– Ecuador U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:49, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero (born 21 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian club Club Brugge.

Professional career

Ordóñez is a youth product of Deportivo Azogues and Independiente del Valle. He began his senior career with Independiente del Valle in 2022.[2] He made his senior and professional debut them in a 0–0 Ecuadorian Serie A draw with Guayaquil City on 9 April 2022.[3] After making 11 senior appearances with Independiente del Valle, he transferred to the Belgian club Club NXT on 2 August 2022.[4] On 19 August 2022, he was promoted to Club Brugge senior team.[5]

International career

Ordóñez first represented Ecuador internationally with the Ecuador U15s as captain at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[6] He was called up to the Ecuador U20s for the South American Youth Football Championship, but was not released by his club for the tournament.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Le Club de Bruges suivrait un jeune défenseur central équatorien". MSN.
  3. ↑ "Joel Ordóñez, quinto ecuatoriano en Bélgica". Bendito Futbol.
  4. ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Club Brugge betaalt miljoenen voor toptalent Ordonez". www.voetbalprimeur.be.
  5. ↑ "Joel Ordóñez fue promovido al primer equipo del Club Brujas de Bélgica". ESPN.com.ar. 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Joel Ordóñez – Spielüberblick U15 Campeonato Sudamericano". sport.de.
  7. ↑ "Estos son los ecuatorianos que están en el extranjero y no fueron convocados para el Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2023". El Universo. 9 January 2023.
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