Júnior Sornoza
_(cropped).jpg) Sornoza playing for Independiente del Valle | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Portoviejo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Independiente del Valle | 155 | (56) |
| 2015 | → Pachuca (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Fluminense | 44 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Corinthians | 20 | (0) |
| 2020 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Tijuana (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Independiente del Valle (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2022– | Independiente del Valle | 51 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Ecuador U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2013 | Ecuador U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ecuador | 17 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Júnior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira (born 28 January 1994 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente Del Valle and the Ecuador national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Independiente del Valle
[edit]2011–2014
[edit]On August 24 of 2011, Sornoza made his career debut for the club, in a 1-0 home loss to Deportivo Quito. On September 25, Júnior scored his first goals for the club in an emphatic 5-0 home win over Emelec. He finished his debut season having played 10 league games and scoring only 2 goals at the age of 17. Sornoza's first game of the 2012 season was on February 4, in a 1-0 home win over LDU Loja. His only goal of the season came on December 2, in a 2-1 away loss to LDU Loja. Sornoza only scored 1 goal in 16 league matches played. Júnior's first league match of the 2013 Serie A season was on February 9, in a 0-0 home draw against Deportivo Quito. On May 25 Júnior scored 4 goals against Ecuadorian giants Emelec 5-1 against Macara. Sornoza helped Independiente achieve second place league status, with 19 goals in 36 league matches. Sornoza played and scored in Independiente's first ever participation of Copa Libertadores on February 18, against Union Espanola, drawing 2–2 at home. On March 12, in a Copa Libertadores group match, Sornoza scored a fantastic long range goal in injury time against Botafogo to give Independiente their first ever competition win. On March 27, Sornoza scored a late penalty against San Lorenzo to equalize 1-1 in the last minute of stoppage time. On April 9, Júnior Sornoza guided Independiente del Valle to a 5-4 victory against Chilean club Union Espanola. He contributed to 4 of those goals with 3 assists and scoring a penalty. This was Independiente's first away victory in the Copa Libertadores although it was not enough to qualify to the next round. Júnior Sornoza ended the tournament with 4 goals and 3 assists in 6 games.
Loan to Pachuca
[edit]On January 13, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be joining Liga MX side Pachuca on a one year loan deal.[2][3]
Return to Independiente
[edit]On July 21, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be returning to Ecuador to play for Independiente.[4]
Fluminense
[edit]On July 28, 2016, it was confirmed that Sornoza would join Fluminense in January 2017. He will spend 6 more months at Independiente.[5][1]
Corinthians
[edit]On January 8, 2019, it was confirmed that Sornoza joined two-time FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians.[6]Timão paid R$10 million for his services.[7]
International career
[edit]Sornoza made his debut on September 6, 2014, scoring the fourth goal in an international friendly against Bolivia.
Career statistics
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Club
[edit]- As of 24 July 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2011 | Serie A | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | 36 | 19 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 39 | 19 | ||||
| 2014 | 41 | 17 | – | 10 | 4 | – | 51 | 21 | ||||
| 2015 | 18 | 8 | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | |||||
| 2016 | 34 | 9 | – | 16 | 6 | – | 50 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 155 | 56 | – | 29 | 10 | – | 184 | 66 | ||||
| Pachuca (loan) | 2014–2015 | Liga MX | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| Fluminense | 2017 | Série A | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| 2018 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 96 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 294 | 77 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 21 November 2023[8]
| Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 2 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2014 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Bolivia |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 September 2019 | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador | Bolivia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]- Corinthians
- LDU Quito
- Supercopa Ecuador: 2020
Individual
[edit]- Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2017[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fluminense confirma fichaje de Júnior Sornoza" [Fluminense confirms signing of Junior Sornoza]. La República (Ecuador) (in Spanish). 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Tuzos se quedan con el Zorro" [Tuzos keep the Zorro]. futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). Pachuca, Mexico. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15.
- ^ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ^ "Júnior Sornoza reforzará al Fluminense de Brasil desde la temporada 2017" [Junior Sornoza to join Fluminense of Brazil for the 2017 season]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 2016-07-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do equatoriano Sornoza, ex-Fluminense" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Cassucci, Bruno; Braga, Marcelo (2019-01-09). "Sornoza projeta títulos no Corinthians e diz estar no maior clube do Brasil" [Sornoza projects titles at Corinthians and says he's at the biggest club in Brazil]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Júnior Sornoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
External links
[edit]- Júnior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Júnior Sornoza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Júnior Sornoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Júnior Sornoza at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Portoviejo
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Independiente del Valle footballers
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- Liga MX players
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Fluminense FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil