Joel Ordóñez

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

Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero (born 21 April 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian club Club Brugge.

Joel Ordóñez

Personal information
Full name	Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero[1]
Date of birth	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	4
Youth career
	Deportivo Azogues
2015–2022	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Independiente del Valle	8	(0)
2022–2023	Club NXT	32	(2)
2023–	Club Brugge	53	(2)
International career‡
2019	Ecuador U15	4	(0)
2023–	Ecuador U20	4	(0)
2024–	Ecuador	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:26, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Ordóñez is a youth product of Deportivo Azogues and Independiente del Valle. He began his senior career with Independiente del Valle in 2022.^[2] He made his senior and professional debut them in a 0–0 Ecuadorian Serie A draw with Guayaquil City on 9 April 2022.^[3] After making 11 senior appearances with Independiente del Valle, he transferred to the Belgian club Club NXT on 2 August 2022.^[4] On 19 August 2022, he was promoted to Club Brugge senior team.^[5]

International career

Ordóñez first represented Ecuador internationally with the Ecuador U15s as captain at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.^[6] He was called up to the Ecuador U20s for the South American Youth Football Championship, but was not released by his club for the tournament.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 July 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2022	Ecuadorian Serie A	8	0	1	0	3[a]	0	—		12	0
Club NXT	2022–23	Challenger Pro League	29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Total		32	2	—		—		—		32	2
Club Brugge	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	19	0	3	0	11[b]	0	0	0	33	0
	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	33	1	3	1	12[c]	0	0	0	47	2
	2025–26	Belgian Pro League	1	1	0	0	0	0	1[d]	0	2	1
	Total		53	2	6	1	23	0	1	0	83	3
Career total			93	4	7	1	26	0	1	0	127	5

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2024	4	0
	2025	3	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2023-24
• Belgian Cup: 2024–25
• Belgian Super Cup: 2024-25