Junior Sornoza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sornozaand the second or maternal family name is Moreira.

Junior Sornoza

Sornoza playing for Independiente del Valle
Personal information
Full name	Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira
Date of birth	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Independiente del Valle
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2010	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Independiente del Valle	155	(56)
2015	→ Pachuca (loan)	12	(1)
2017–2018	Fluminense	44	(3)
2019–2021	Corinthians	20	(0)
2020	→ LDU Quito (loan)	27	(3)
2021	→ Tijuana (loan)	16	(0)
2021	→ Independiente del Valle (loan)	17	(3)
2022–	Independiente del Valle	51	(10)
International career‡
2010–2011	Ecuador U17	12	(2)
2013	Ecuador U20	7	(0)
2014–	Ecuador	17	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira (born 28 January 1994 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente Del Valle and the Ecuador national team. ^[1]

Club career

Independiente del Valle

2011–2014

On August 24 of 2011, Sornoza made his career debut for the club, in a 1-0 home loss to Deportivo Quito. On September 25, Junior scored his first goals for the club in an emphatic 5-0 home win over Emelec. He finished his debut season having played 10 league games and scoring only 2 goals at the age of 17. Sornoza's first game of the 2012 season was on February 4, in a 1-0 home win over LDU Loja. His only goal of the season came on December 2, in a 2-1 away loss to LDU Loja. Sornoza only scored 1 goal in 16 league matches played. Junior's first league match of the 2013 Serie A season was on February 9, in a 0-0 home draw against Deportivo Quito. On May 25 Junior scored 4 goals against Ecuadorian giants Emelec 5-1 against Macara. Sornoza helped Independiente achieve second place league status, with 19 goals in 36 league matches. Sornoza played and scored in Independiente's first ever participation of Copa Libertadores on February 18, against Union Espanola, drawing 2–2 at home. On March 12, in a Copa Libertadores group match, Sornoza scored a fantastic long range goal in injury time against Botafogo to give Independiente their first ever competition win. On March 27, Sornoza scored a late penalty against San Lorenzo to equalize 1-1 in the last minute of stoppage time. On April 9, Junior Sornoza guided Independiente del Valle to a 5-4 victory against Chilean club Union Espanola. He contributed to 4 of those goals with 3 assists and scoring a penalty. This was Independiente's first away victory in the Copa Libertadores although it was not enough to qualify to the next round. Junior Sornoza ended the tournament with 4 goals and 3 assists in 6 games.

Loan to Pachuca

On January 13, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be joining Liga MX side Pachuca on a one year loan deal. ^{[2] [3]}

Return to Independiente

On July 21, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be returning to Ecuador to play for Independiente. ^[4]

Fluminense

On July 28, 2016, it was confirmed that Sornoza would join Fluminense in January 2017. He will spend 6 more months at Independiente. ^{[5] [1]}

Corinthians

On January 8, 2019, it was confirmed that Sornoza joined two-time FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians. ^[6] Timão paid R$10 million for his services. ^[7]

International career

Sornoza made his debut on September 6, 2014, scoring the fourth goal in an international friendly against Bolivia.

Career statistics

Sornoza with Independiente del Valle in 2016

Club

As of 24 July 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente del Valle	2011	Serie A	10	2	–		–		–		10	2
	2012		16	1	–		–		–		16	1
	2013		36	19	–		3	0	–		39	19
	2014		41	17	–		10	4	–		51	21
	2015		18	8	–		–		–		18	8
	2016		34	9	–		16	6	–		50	15
	Total		155	56	–		29	10	–		184	66
Pachuca (loan)	2014–2015	Liga MX	12	1	0	0	2	0	–		14	1
Fluminense	2017	Série A	15	2	7	3	5	0	15	1	42	6
	2018		29	1	4	1	10	1	11	1	54	4
	Total		44	3	11	4	15	1	26	2	96	10
Career total			211	60	11	4	46	11	26	2	294	77

International

As of 21 November 2023 ^[8]

Ecuador
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	4	1
2018	3	0
2019	3	1
2020	1	0
2021	2	0
2023	4	0
Total	17	2

List of international goals scored by Junior Sornoza

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2014	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Bolivia	4–0	4–0	Friendly
2	10 September 2019	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador	Bolivia	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 2019

LDU Quito

• Supercopa Ecuador: 2020

Individual

• Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2017 ^[9]

References

1. "Fluminense confirma fichaje de Junior Sornoza | la República EC". 28 July 2016.
2. http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/50922
3. "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
4. "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
5. "Junior Sornoza reforzará al Fluminense de Brasil desde la temporada 2017".
6. "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do equatoriano Sornoza, ex-Fluminense" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
7. Sornoza projeta títulos no Corinthians e diz estar no maior clube do Brasil
8. Junior Sornoza at National-Football-Teams.com
9. "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-08.

External links

• Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira at Liga MX ( archive ) (in Spanish)
• Junior Sornoza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Junior Sornoza at National-Football-Teams.com
• Junior Sornoza at Soccerway