Diana Ordóñez

Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres (born 26 September 2001) is an American-born Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Mexico women's national team.[3]

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 Mexico in 2022
Personal information
Full name Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001
Place of birth Riverside, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 11
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 20 (3)
International career‡
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 20:38, August 27, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022

Early life

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]

National Women's Soccer League

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]

International career

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

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 April 2022Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Anguilla
7–0
11–0
2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
2.
9–0
3.12 April 2022Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico Puerto Rico5–06–0
4.28 June 2022Cancha de Entrenamiento TSM, Torreón, Mexico Peru2–03–0Friendly
5.10 October 2022Cancha Centenario No. 5, Mexico City, Mexico Chile1–11–1

References
  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. 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. "Se brONCEó". www.oncediario.com.
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