Nathan Ordaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Rafael Ordaz | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Van Nuys, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Real So Cal | ||
| 2016–2022 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Los Angeles FC | 76 | (10) |
| 2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 18 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | El Salvador U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | El Salvador | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 represents the El Salvador national team.
Early life
[edit]Ordaz was born on January 12, 2004 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, into a middle-class household. His mother is Salvadoran and his father is Mexican, and he was raised in the nearby San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Encino.[1]
Club career
[edit]Los Angeles FC
[edit]Ordaz signed with the Los Angeles FC academy in 2018, after previously competing with club side Real So Cal.[1] He competed with Los Angeles FC Academy in the UPSL in 2021.[2][3] On 22 April 2022, Ordaz signed a Homegrown Player contract with Los Angeles FC on a contract until 2025.[4][5][6] Ordaz was loaned to LAFC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for the 2022 season.[7][8]
International career
[edit]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.[9] 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.[10][9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 September 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2022 | USL Championship | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Career Total | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "My Story | Nathan Ordaz | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
- ^ "Nathan Ordaz - LAFC Academy - Premier - Premier".
- ^ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History". May 10, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
- ^ "LAFC signs 18-year-old Nathan Ordaz as Homegrown Player".
- ^ "LAFC sign homegrown player Nathan Ordaz". 90min.com. April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Las Vegas Lights FC's Nathan Ordaz in action - July 2, 2022 Photo on OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com.
- ^ "Six Lights FC Players Chosen to Represent National Teams This Week".
- ^ a b "Hugo Pérez habló de Nathan Ordaz y su decisión de jugar para México". Fútbol Centroamérica.
- ^ Serrano, Rodrigo (May 21, 2022). "Nathan Ordaz has pledged his international future to Mexico". Diario AS.
- ^ Nathan Ordaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- El Salvador men's under-20 international footballers
- El Salvador men's youth international footballers
- Mexican people of Salvadoran descent
- Salvadoran people of Mexican descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American people of Salvadoran descent
- Sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Los Angeles FC players
- USL Championship players
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- MLS Next Pro players
- Los Angeles FC 2 players
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- Soccer players from Los Angeles