Arquimides_Ordóñez
Arquimides Ordóñez
Guatemalan footballer
Arquímides Rafael "Quimi" Zacarías Ordóñez (born August 5, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Östersund in Swedish Superettan league on loan from Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arquímides Rafael Zacarías Ordóñez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 20)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Östersund (on loan from FC Cincinnati) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Columbus Crew | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC Cincinnati | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | FC Cincinnati | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 24 | (13) |
| 2024– | → Östersund (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Guatemala U20 | 9 | (5) |
| 2022– | Guatemala | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 27, 2023 | |||
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]
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.[7]
In May 2023 he was named to the U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8][9]
Senior
In September 2022, Ordóñez was called up to the Guatemalan senior team ahead of two international friendlies against Colombia and Honduras.[10] He made his debut on September 24 in the first match against Colombia.[11]
Club
- As of matches played until April 20, 2024[12]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
FC Cincinnati
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2022
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- Arquimides Ordóñez at Soccerway