Arturo Ordoñez

Arturo Ordoñez
Arturo Ordoñez playing for Louisville City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Arturo Osuna Ordoñez
Date of birth (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Salou, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 5
Youth career
–2014 Pobla de Mafumet
2014–2015 Gimnàstic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Pittsburgh Panthers 57 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Pobla de Mafumet 45 (1)
2018 → Castelldefels (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 63 (6)
2024– Louisville City 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Arturo Osuna Ordoñez (born 22 May 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Louisville City in the USL Championship.

Career

Ordoñez played with the academy teams at Pobla de Mafumet and Gimnàstic.[1][2] He went on to play with Pobla de Mafumet in the Tercera División, including a loan spell with Castelldefels.[3][1]

In 2019, Ordoñez moved to the United States to play college soccer at the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to make 57 appearances for the Panthers during his time there, scoring six goals and tallying four assists. During his time at college, he was a two-time All-ACC Academic Team, two-time All-ACC Tournament Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Second Team.[2]

On 11 January 2022, Ordoñez was selected 39th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[4] However, he was not signed by the club.

On 17 February 2022, Ordoñez signed with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[5] He made his debut for the Riverhounds on 12 March 2022, starting in a 3–0 win over Memphis 901.[6]

On 8 December 2023, it was announced that had joined Louisville City ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arturo Osuna - Ex-Pobla de Mafumet :: La Web del Fútbol Modesto ::". www.lapreferente.com.
  2. ^ a b "Arturo Ordoñez - Men's Soccer". Pitt Panthers #H2P.
  3. ^ "Perfil de Arturo: Info, noticias, partidos y estadísticas | BeSoccer". es.besoccer.com.
  4. ^ Krysinsky, John (12 January 2022). "H-Town Bound: Pitt's Arturo Ordonez selected by Houston Dynamo with 39th overall pick". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
  5. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (17 February 2022). "Hounds Add Arturo Ordoñez to Defensive Corps". USL Championship.
  6. ^ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  7. ^ [email protected], NICHOLAS MURRAY- (8 December 2023). "LouCity signs 2023 Championship Defender of the Year Arturo Ordóñez". USL Championship.