Nathan Ordaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Rafael Ordaz | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Van Nuys, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Real So Cal | ||
| 2016–2022 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 18 | (4) |
| 2023– | Los Angeles FC | 67 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | El Salvador U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | El Salvador | 14 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Nathan Rafael Ordaz (born January 12, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he represents the El Salvador national team.
Early life
[edit]Ordaz was born on January 12, 2004 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, into a middle-class household. His mother is Salvadoran and his father is Mexican, and he was raised in the nearby San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Encino.[1]
Club career
[edit]Ordaz signed with the Los Angeles FC academy in 2018, after previously competing with club side Real So Cal.[1] He competed with Los Angeles FC Academy in the UPSL in 2021.[2][3] On 22 April 2022, Ordaz signed a Homegrown Player contract with Los Angeles FC on a contract until 2025.[4][5][6] Ordaz was loaned to LAFC's USL Championship affiliate Las Vegas Lights for the 2022 season.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Ordaz is eligible to play for the United States, El Salvador, or Mexico. He has represented El Salvador at under-19 in 2021, joining the U-19 team in training camp and playing with the team at the Dallas Cup. He also earned five caps for the under-20 team.[9] In May 2022, Ordaz committed to representing Mexico at international level, and was included in the preliminary roster for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[10][9]
El Salvador
[edit]In 2024, Ordaz accepted a call-up to the El Salvador national team.
Ordaz was not called up to the El Salvador squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup due to Los Angeles FC qualifying for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Personal life
[edit]In October 2025, Ordaz announced his engagement in a TikTok video.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | U.S. Open Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2022 | USL Championship | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2023 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 2 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | MLS | 26 | 5 | – | 5[b] | 2 | 7[c] | 1 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2026 | MLS | 9 | 2 | – | 5[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 67 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 94 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 128 | 18 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Leagues Cup, three appearances and one goal in MLS Cup playoffs
International
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2026 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |  Dominican Republic | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2025–26 CONCACAF Series |
| 2 | 2–1 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "My Story | Nathan Ordaz". Los Angeles Football Club.
- ↑ "Nathan Ordaz - LAFC Academy - Premier". United Premier Soccer League.
- ↑ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History". United Premier Soccer League. May 10, 2022.
- ↑ "LAFC Signs Nathan Ordaz As The Fourth Homegrown Player In Club History". Los Angeles Football Club.
- ↑ "LAFC signs 18-year-old Nathan Ordaz as Homegrown Player". soccerwire.com.
- ↑ "LAFC sign homegrown player Nathan Ordaz". 90min.com. April 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Las Vegas Lights FC's Nathan Ordaz in action - July 2, 2022 Photo on OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com.
- ↑ "Six Lights FC Players Chosen to Represent National Teams This Week". Las Vegas Lights Football Club.
- 1 2 "Hugo Pérez habló de Nathan Ordaz y su decisión de jugar para México". Fútbol Centroamérica.
- ↑ Serrano, Rodrigo (May 21, 2022). "Nathan Ordaz has pledged his international future to Mexico". Diario AS.
- ↑ Nathan Ordaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Los Angeles FC
- Nathan Ordaz at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- El Salvador men's under-20 international footballers
- El Salvador men's youth international footballers
- Mexican people of Salvadoran descent
- Salvadoran people of Mexican descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American people of Salvadoran descent
- Sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Los Angeles FC players
- USL Championship players
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- MLS Next Pro players
- Los Angeles FC 2 players
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- Soccer players from Los Angeles
