Arturo Osuna Ordoñez (born 22 May 1997) is a Spanish

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who plays as a defender for Louisville City in the

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Career

Ordoñez played with the academy teams at Pobla de Mafumet and Gimnàstic. He went on to play with Pobla de Mafumet in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, including a loan spell with

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. In 2019, Ordoñez moved to the United States to play

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at the

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. He went on to make 57 appearances for the Panthers during his time there, scoring six goals and tallying four assists. During his time at college, he was a two-time All-ACC Academic Team, two-time All-ACC Tournament Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Second Team. On 11 January 2022, Ordoñez was selected 39th overall in the

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Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

. However, he was not signed by the club. On 17 February 2022, Ordoñez signed with USL Championship club

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

. He made his debut for the Riverhounds on 12 March 2022, starting in a 3–0 win over

Memphis 901 Memphis 901 FC was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. On November 13, 2024, it was announced that the team would be ...

. On 8 December 2023, it was announced that had joined Louisville City ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ordoñez, Arturo 1997 births Living people Men's association football defenders CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Houston Dynamo FC draft picks Louisville City FC players Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish men's footballers Tercera División players USL Championship players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen