Ozzie_Cisneros
Ozzie Cisneros
American soccer player
Osvaldo "Ozzie" Cisneros (born March 13, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Cisneros | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-03-13) March 13, 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Carolina Core FC (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Guerreritos | |||
| Omaha Nitro | |||
| 2016–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sporting Kansas City II | 51 | (6) |
| 2024– | → Carolina Core FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2019 | |||
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros began playing soccer with his family as a toddler and attending games at Omaha's Latino League, where his father played, at age five.[2] After playing for a local club which disbanded, Cisneros began playing with Los Guerreritos, a club founded by his father which played in the South Omaha league. He then joined Leones Negros, soon renamed Omaha Nitro, playing in various tournaments around Nebraska.[2]
Sporting Kansas City
In 2016, Cisneros began playing in the youth academy of Sporting Kansas City, rising up the ranks before signing a professional homegrown player deal with the first team on January 20, 2021.[3] On May 1, 2021, Cisneros made his professional debut for Sporting Kansas City II, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, against FC Tulsa, starting in the 0–2 defeat.[4] Cisneros played for the first team in a Leagues Cup game against Liga MX club León.
Born in the United States to Mexican parents, Cisneros holds a U.S. and Mexican citizenship, which makes him eligible to represent either the United States or Mexico. Cisneros represented the United States at the under-15 level.[2]
Club
- As of match played May 6, 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2021 | MLS | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2021 | USL | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
- Appearance in Leagues Cup
- "Ozzie Cisneros". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- Burbach, Chris (February 8, 2021). "South Omaha 16-year-old signs Major League Soccer contract". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- Cattry, Pardeep (January 20, 2021). "Sporting Kansas City sign homegrown trio of Grayson Barber, Ozzie Cisneros, Brooks Thompson". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- "FC Tulsa 2-0 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
- Ozzie Cisneros at Soccerway