Ozzie Cisneros

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Ozzie Cisneros
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
Youth career
Los Guerreritos
Omaha Nitro
2016–2021 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2021–2024 Sporting Kansas City II 52 (6)
2024 → Carolina Core FC (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States U15 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2019

Osvaldo "Ozzie" Cisneros (born March 13, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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Club career

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.

Cisneros was released by Kansas City following their 2024 season. [5]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 6, 2023 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City 2021 MLS ——1 [a] 0—10
2022 —10——10
Total0010100020
Sporting Kansas City II 2021 USL 213———213
2022 MLS Next Pro 40———40
2023 MLS Next Pro61———61
Total314———314
Career total314101000334
  1. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Ozzie Cisneros". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Burbach, Chris (February 8, 2021). "South Omaha 16-year-old signs Major League Soccer contract". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "FC Tulsa 2-0 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2025 season". Sporting Kansas City.
  6. ↑ Ozzie Cisneros at Soccerway
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