Nathan Ordaz

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Nathan Ordaz
Personal information
Full name Nathan Rafael Ordaz
Date of birth (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Van Nuys, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2018 Real So Cal
2018–2022 Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Los Angeles FC 17 (0)
2022 → Las Vegas Lights (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Los Angeles FC 2 10 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 El Salvador U19
2022 El Salvador U20 5 (0)
2022 Mexico U20 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 24, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 14, 2022

Nathan Rafael Ordaz (born January 12, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he has previously represented the Mexico national under-20 team, the El Salvador national under-20 team and the United States national under-20 team.

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Club career

Los Angeles FC

Ordaz signed with the Los Angeles FC academy in 2018, after previously competing with club side Real So Cal. He competed with Los Angeles FC Academy in the UPSL in 2021. [1] [2] On 22 April 2022, Ordaz signed a Homegrown Player contract with Los Angeles FC on a contract until 2025. [3] [4] [5] Ordaz was loaned to LAFC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for the 2022 season. [6] [7]

International career

Ordaz is eligible to play for the United States, El Salvador or Mexico. He has represented El Salvador at under-19 in 2021, joining the U-19 team in training camp and playing with the team at the Dallas Cup. He also earned five caps for the under-20 team. [8] In May 2022, Ordaz committed to representing Mexico at international level, and was included in the preliminary roster for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [9] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Ordaz - LAFC Academy - Premier".
  2. ↑ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History". May 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
  4. ↑ "LAFC signs 18-year-old Nathan Ordaz as Homegrown Player".
  5. ↑ "LAFC sign homegrown player Nathan Ordaz". 90min.com. April 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas Lights FC's Nathan Ordaz in action - July 2, 2022 Photo on OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com.
  7. ↑ "Six Lights FC Players Chosen to Represent National Teams This Week".
  8. 1 2 "Hugo Pérez habló de Nathan Ordaz y su decisión de jugar para México". Fútbol Centroamérica.
  9. ↑ Serrano, Rodrigo (May 21, 2022). "Nathan Ordaz has pledged his international future to Mexico". Diario AS.
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