Joel Ordóñez

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ordóñez and the second or maternal family name is Guerrero.

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 32 (2)
2023– Club Brugge 19 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ecuador U15 4 (0)
2023– Ecuador U20 4 (0)
2024– Ecuador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Club 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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 80103[lower-alpha 1]0—120
Club NXT 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 291———291
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 31———31
Total 322———322
Club Brugge 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 1903011[lower-alpha 2]000330
Career total 5924014000772
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 12 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 202420
Total20

References
  1. "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.
  8. Ruben van Bommel at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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