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Diana Ordóñez

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For the Colombian artist whose birth name is Diana Ordóñez, see LeDania.

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

Diana Ordóñez
Ordóñez with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Riverside, California, U.S.
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 9
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)
2023– Houston Dash 43 (8)
International career‡
2017–2018 United States U17 7 (4)
2019 United States U20 2 (0)
2020 United States U19 3 (1)
2022– Mexico 25 (9)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres (born 26 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. Born in the United States, she represents Mexico at international level.[3]

Ordóñez played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers, where she was selected as a first-team All-American in 2021. She was drafted sixth overall by the North Carolina Courage in the 2022 NWSL Draft and broke the NWSL's rookie scoring record that season. She was traded to the Dash in 2023.

Early life

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Ordóñez 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]

Ordóñez 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]

Club career

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On 18 December 2021, the North Carolina Courage selected Ordóñez sixth overall in the 2022 National Women's Soccer League Draft.[8] Ordóñez 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, Ordóñez eighth goal broke the NWSL record for goals scored in a rookie season.[10] She came second in voting for NWSL Rookie of the Year.[11]

Following the 2022 season, on January 12, 2023, Ordóñez was traded to the Houston Dash along with a third-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick for a first-round pick and $100,000 in allocation funds.[12]

International career

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Ordóñez made her senior debut for Mexico women's national team on 9 April 2022.[13]

Ordóñez was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[14][15]

Career statistics

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International goals

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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. 12 April 2022 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico  Puerto Rico 5–0 6–0
4. 28 June 2022 Cancha de Entrenamiento TSM, Torreón, Mexico  Peru 2–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 10 October 2022 Cancha Centenario No. 5, Mexico City, Mexico  Chile 1–1 1–1
6. 22 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile  Jamaica 4–0 7–0 2023 Pan American Games
7. 25 October 2023 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 3–1 3–1
8. 28 October 2023  Paraguay 2–1 4–1
9. 23 February 2024 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States  Dominican Republic 6–0 8–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

References

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  1. ^ "National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: Mexico" (PDF). CONCACAF. 8 June 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "D Ordóñez (@dordonezz)". Instagram. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ Diana Ordóñez at Global Sports Archive
  4. ^ "Ordonez Leads From Front for No. 1 Cavaliers". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Diana Ordonez". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Melcer, Garrett (1 December 2021). "Former FC Dallas Girls Academy Forward Diana Ordonez Named MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist" (Press release). FC Dallas. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ Melcer, Garrett (7 July 2022). "Three FCD Girls Academy Teams Advance to ECNL National Finals" (Press release). FC Dallas. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 NWSL Draft Result". The Equalizer. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "NWSL Challenge Cup". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ Vertelney, Seth (22 August 2022). "Diana Ordóñez is wrecking the NWSL in her rookie season". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ^ Lauletta, Dan (27 October 2022). "Naomi Girma named 2022 NWSL Rookie of the Year". The Equalizer. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Dash acquire Diana Ordóñez in trade with Courage". Houston Chronicle. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Se brONCEó". www.oncediario.com.
  14. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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