José Cifuentes

José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa (born 12 March 1999) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Ecuador national team.[1]

José Cifuentes

Personal information
Full name	José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa
Date of birth	12 March 1999
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Los Angeles FC
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Universidad Católica	6	(1)
2017–2019	América de Quito	17	(0)
2020–	Los Angeles FC	18	(1)
National team^‡
2019	Ecuador U20	16	(2)
2019–	Ecuador U23	2	(0)
2019–	Ecuador	3	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Ecuador FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 Poland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2020

Club career

In January 2020, Cifuentes joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC for a reported fee of $3 million, signing a four-year contract.[2][3]

International career

Cifuentes represented the Ecuadorian under-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, which Ecuador won, and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Ecuador finished third. In the latter tournament Cifuentes scored the opening goal in a 2-1 victory over the United States.[4]

He made his senior debut for Ecuador on 6 September 2019 in a match against Peru.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica	2016[6]	Ecuadorian Serie A	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2017[6]		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
América de Quito	2017[6]	Ecuadorian Serie B	22	2	0	0	—		22	2
	2018[6]		29	5	0	0	—		29	5
	2019[6]	Ecuadorian Serie A	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		68	7	0	0	0	0	68	7
Los Angeles FC	2020[7]	Major League Soccer	18	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	1
Career total			92	8	0	0	3	0	95	8

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

References

1. José Cifuentes at Soccerway
2. "Las ofertas por José Cifuentes no satisfacen a Universidad Católica" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
3. "LAFC Signs 20-Year-Old Midfielder José Cifuentes". LAFC.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
4. "Cifuentes: I never gave up on my dream". FIFA.com. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
5. "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "José Cifuentes". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
7. "José Cifuentes - MLS Soccer".