Joel Ordóñez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ordóñez and the second or maternal family name is Guerrero.

Joel Ordóñez

Personal information
Full name	Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero[1]
Date of birth	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	4
Youth career
	Deportivo Azogues
2015–2022	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Independiente del Valle	8	(0)
2022–2023	Club NXT	32	(2)
2023–	Club Brugge	36	(1)
International career^‡
2019	Ecuador U15	4	(0)
2023–	Ecuador U20	4	(0)
2024–	Ecuador	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero (born 21 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian club Club Brugge.

Club career

Ordóñez is a youth product of Deportivo Azogues and Independiente del Valle. He began his senior career with Independiente del Valle in 2022.[2] He made his senior and professional debut them in a 0–0 Ecuadorian Serie A draw with Guayaquil City on 9 April 2022.[3] After making 11 senior appearances with Independiente del Valle, he transferred to the Belgian club Club NXT on 2 August 2022.[4] On 19 August 2022, he was promoted to Club Brugge senior team.[5]

International career

Ordóñez first represented Ecuador internationally with the Ecuador U15s as captain at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[6] He was called up to the Ecuador U20s for the South American Youth Football Championship, but was not released by his club for the tournament.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2022	Ecuadorian Serie A	8	0	1	0	3[a]	0	—		12	0
Club NXT	2022–23	Challenger Pro League	29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Total		32	2	—		—		—		32	2
Club Brugge	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	19	0	3	0	11[b]	0	0	0	33	0
	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	17	1	1	0	8[c]	0	0	0	26	1
	Total		36	1	4	0	19	0	0	0	59	1
Career total			76	3	5	0	22	0	0	0	103	3

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2024	4	0
Total		4	0

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
2. "Le Club de Bruges suivrait un jeune défenseur central équatorien". MSN.
3. "Joel Ordóñez, quinto ecuatoriano en Bélgica". Bendito Futbol. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
4. "OFFICIEEL: Club Brugge betaalt miljoenen voor toptalent Ordonez". www.voetbalprimeur.be.
5. "Joel Ordóñez fue promovido al primer equipo del Club Brujas de Bélgica". ESPN.com.ar. 19 August 2022.
6. "Joel Ordóñez – Spielüberblick U15 Campeonato Sudamericano". sport.de.
7. "Estos son los ecuatorianos que están en el extranjero y no fueron convocados para el Sudamericano Sub-20 Colombia 2023". El Universo. 9 January 2023.
8. Ruben van Bommel at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

• Joel Ordóñez at Soccerway
• Pro League profile