Joel Ordóñez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 64 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ecuador U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ecuador U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ecuador | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 6 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:24, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero (born 21 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Ecuador national team.
Club career
Independiente del Valle
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 for them in a 0–0 Ecuadorian Serie A draw with Guayaquil City on 9 April 2022.[3]
Club Brugge
On 2 August 2022, Ordóñez joined Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge for a reported fee of €4 million, initially being assigned to Club NXT, their reserve side in the Challenger Pro League.[4] He scored his first goal for Club NXT in a 1–0 win at home against Virton.[5] On 19 August 2022, Ordóñez was promoted to the senior team of Club Brugge.
On 16 September 2025, Ordóñez extended his contract with Club Brugge until 2029.[6]
International career
Ordóñez first represented Ecuador internationally with the Ecuador U15s as captain at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[7] 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.[8] He made his debut for Ecuador on 21 March 2024, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 friendly match victory against Guatemala.[9][10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 December 2025[11]
| 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 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Club Brugge
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Le Club de Bruges suivrait un jeune défenseur central équatorien". MSN.
- ^ "Joel Ordóñez, quinto ecuatoriano en Bélgica". Bendito Futbol. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Club Brugge betaalt miljoenen voor toptalent Ordonez". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Dutch). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Joel Ordóñez". Club Brugge. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Joel Ordóñez extends his stay at Club Brugge until 2029". Club Brugge. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Joel Ordóñez – Spielüberblick U15 Campeonato Sudamericano". sport.de.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "John Yeboah, Alan Minda, Joel Ordóñez y Allen Obando debutaron en Ecuador ante Guatemala". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Ecuador v Guatemala". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Ruben van Bommel at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
External links
- Joel Ordóñez at Soccerway
- Pro League profile