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Player Details

Name

Nathan Ordaz

Pronunciation

OR-daz

Date of Birth

1.12.2004 (20)

Birthplace

San Fernando Valley, CA, USA

Position

Forward

Position Detail

Unknown

Preferred Side

Unknown

Roster Category

Supplemental Slots 29-30

Player Category

Homegrown

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Goal: N. Ordaz vs. CLB, 85'

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Goal: N. Ordaz vs. RSL, 62'

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Goal: N. Ordaz vs. FCJ, 90'

Career Summary

HIGHLIGHTS

MLS Cup Champion (2022)
Supporters' Shield winner (2022)
MLS Western Conference Champion (2022, 2023)
CONCACAF Champions League runner-up (2023)
MLS Cup runner-up (2023)
made MLS debut 5/17/23 against Sporting KC, playing 14 minutes
first MLS goal contribution came 7/12/23 (assist vs.St.Louis City)
first goal for LAFC first team came 8/2/23 vs.FC Juarez in Leagues Cup
first professional game was 5/4/19 for USL club Austin Bold

PERSONAL

competitive motocross racer as a youth
remains eligible for three national teams – United States, El Salvador, Mexico
San Fernando Valley native
fourth homegrown player in LAFC history to sign with first team

Scouting Report

PROFESSIONAL

2023 (Los Angeles Football Club):

appeared in 24 first-team matches across all competitions
appeared in 17 MLS regular-season matches (two starts), logging 251 minutes
appeared in two postseason matches, including Western Conference final 12/2/23
scored his first goal as a member of the first team 8/2/23 in Leagues Cup match vs.FC Juarez, becoming the second LAFC Academy product to ever score a first-team goal
made three appearances (one start) in Leagues Cup; started two U.S.Open Cup matches
recorded first MLS assist 7/12/23 vs.STL

2023 (LAFC2 - MLS NEXT PRO):

started all 10 appearances, logging 743 minutes
scored two goals on 22 shots (12 on target), adding one assist
84.4% key pass percentage

2022 (Los Angeles Football Club):

did not see first-team action in 2022
made one appearance in 2022 preseason vs.Toronto FC

2021 (LAFC Academy / MLS NEXT):

scored five goals in eight games when MLS Next returned after pausing activity due to Covid-19
registered 12 goals and six assists in 14 matches for the LAFC Academy, helping the team earn a spot in UPSL Western Region Championship
led LAFC to a fourth-place national finish Feb.2022

2018-20 (LAFC Academy):

joined LAFC at U-14 level from LAFC SoCal Youth (formerly Real SoCal) and went on to to play at U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels for LAFC

INTERNATIONAL

started and played all 90 minutes of El Salvador senior national team's 1-1 draw vs.Bonaire 3/21/24
represented El Salvador’s U-19 squad at 2022 Dallas Cup
participated in Mexico’s U-20 training camp in 2022
invited to United States' U-20 training camp April 2022
received first international call-up in 2021, joining El Salvador U-19 team in training camp
participated in El Salvador senior national team's training camp Dec.2021