Arquimides Ordóñez

Arquimides Ordoñez
Personal information
Full name Arquímides Rafael Zacarías Ordóñez[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2016–2019 Columbus Crew
2019–2021 FC Cincinnati
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 FC Cincinnati 20 (0)
2022–2023 FC Cincinnati 2 24 (13)
2024 → Östersund (loan) 26 (4)
International career‡
2022–2023 Guatemala U20 9 (5)
2022– Guatemala 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 27, 2023

Arquímides Rafael "Quimi" Zacarías Ordóñez (born August 5, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ordonez began his career with youth soccer clubs Kings Hammer Academy and Cincinnati United Premier.[2] In 2016, he joined the youth academy at Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. He stayed with the club until 2019 when he joined the youth squad at FC Cincinnati for their inaugural season as a program.[3]

On July 3, 2021, due to performances with the youth squad, Ordonez signed a professional homegrown player deal with FC Cincinnati on a three-year deal.[2] He made his competitive debut for the club on July 24, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away defeat against Nashville SC.[4]

Ordonez scored his first career goal for FC Cincinnati in a U.S. Open Cup match versus Louisville City FC on April 26, 2023.[5]

On April 4, 2024, Ordonez was loaned to Swedish Superettan side Östersund for the remainder of their 2024 season. Östersund would retain an option to make the deal permanent.[6] Cincinnati declined his contract option at the end of the 2024 season.[7]

International career

Youth

Ordóñez played for the Guatemalan U-20 team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring five goals in six appearances, and was named to the tournament's Best XI for his efforts.[8]

In May 2023 he was named to the U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9][10]

Senior

In September 2022, Ordóñez was called up to the Guatemalan senior team ahead of two international friendlies against Colombia and Honduras.[11] He made his debut on September 24 in the first match against Colombia.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played until April 20, 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Cincinnati 2021 Major League Soccer 4 0 — — — 4 0
2022 Major League Soccer 8 0 2 0 — — 10 0
2023 Major League Soccer 8 0 2 1 — — 10 1
2024 Major League Soccer 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 2 0
Total 20 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 26 1
FC Cincinnati 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 13 4 — — — 13 4
2023 MLS Next Pro 11 9 — — — 11 9
Total 24 13 — — — 24 14
Östersund (loan) 2024 Superettan 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
Career total 46 14 4 1 2 0 0 0 52 15
  1. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

Honours

FC Cincinnati

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Guatemala (GUA)" (PDF). FIFA. May 22, 2023. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sigal, Jonathan (July 3, 2021). "FC Cincinnati sign second-ever homegrown following MLS NEXT Cup performances". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Clary, Jason (July 3, 2021). "NEWSFC Cincinnati signs Arquimides Ordonez as Homegrown Player". Cincinnati Soccer Talk. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "FC Cincinnati advance in U.S. Open Cup with 1-0 win over Louisville City FC". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "FC Cincinnati loan forward Arquimides Ordoñez to Swedish team | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. ^ "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of the 2025 season | FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati.
  8. ^ "Arquimides Ordoñez Named to Guatemalan Roster for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup". Our Sports Central. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "NUESTROS 21 GUERREROS MUNDIALISTAS". fedefutguate.gt (in Spanish). National Football Federation of Guatemala. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Utrera, Alicia (May 11, 2023). "Los convocados de la Selección de Guatemala para disputar el Mundial Sub-20 Argentina 2023" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Arquimides Ordoñez called up to Guatemala National Team". FC Cincinnati. September 15, 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  12. ^ Reyes, Diego (September 24, 2022). "¡Paso a paso! Arquimides Ordóñez hace su debut oficial con la selección guatemalteca". Publisport. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  13. ^ Arquimides Ordóñez at Soccerway