Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres (born 26 September 2001), known in the United States as Diana Ordoñez, is an American-born Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club North Carolina Courage and the Mexico women's national team.[3]

Diana Ordoñez

Ordoñez with Mexico in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres[1][2]
Date of birth	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Riverside, California, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	North Carolina Courage
Number	12
Youth career
2010–2019	FC Dallas Girls
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Virginia Cavaliers	62	(45)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	North Carolina Courage	12	(11)
National team‡
2017–2018	United States U-17	7	(4)
2019	United States U-20	2	(0)
2020	United States U-19	3	(1)
2022–	Mexico	3	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022

Early life

Ordoñez was born in Riverside, California, United States, to an Ecuadorian father and an American mother of Mexican descent.[4] She was the youngest of five children. While still a small child, the family moved to Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. She played soccer for the FC Dallas youth team from 2010 to 2019, winning the Elite Clubs National League U-16 championship in 2017.[5][6][7]

Ordoñez initially committed to play college soccer at Texas A&M University, but was urged instead to play at the University of Virginia by a friend, soccer player Taryn Torres. She finished high school a semester early and enrolled at Virginia in January 2019, barely 17 years old. During her Virginia career (2019-2021) she scored 45 goals, tied for third most all time at the University, although she only played three years of her four year eligibility. In 2021 she was a first team All-American and a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.[6]

National Women's Soccer League

On 18 December 2021, the North Carolina Courage selected Ordoñez sixth overall in the 2022 National Women's Soccer League Draft.[8] Ordonez made her first appearance for the Courage in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup on 19 March and scored her first goal on 4 May.[9] On 13 August, Ordoñez's 8th goal broke the NWSL record for goals scored in a rookie season.[10]

International career

Ordoñez made her senior debut for Mexico women's national team on 9 April 2022.[11]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 April 2022	Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla	Anguilla	7–0	11–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
2.				9–0
3.	10 October 2022	Cancha Centenario No. 5, Mexico City, Mexico	Chile	1–1	1–1	Friendly

References

External links

• Diana Ordoñez at Soccerway
• North Carolina Courage profile
• Virginia profile

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