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]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cifuentes and the second or maternal family name is Charcopa.
José Cifuentes
Personal information
Full name José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa
Date of birth (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 Ecuador U20 16 (2)
2019– Ecuador U23 2 (0)
2019– Ecuador 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 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]

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.
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