| José Cifuentes | |
| Full Name: | José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aris |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → América de Quito (loan) |
| Caps2: | 68 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Los Angeles FC |
| Caps3: | 102 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Rangers |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Cruzeiro (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Aris (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps3: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:51, 12 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 00:25, 13 June 2024 (UTC) |
José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa (born 12 March 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris, on loan from club Rangers, and the Ecuador national team.
Cifuentes began his club career in Ecuadorian football with Universidad Católica and América de Quito. He joined MLS club Los Angeles FC in January 2020. He made more than 100 appearances for LAFC and helped them win the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double in 2022. Cifuentes signed for Rangers in August 2023.
Cifuentes played youth international football for Ecuador at under-20 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in September 2019.
Cifuentes began his career at Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica, having joined their youth system in 2014.[2] He was sent on loan to América de Quito from the 2017 season until the end of the 2019 season.[3]
In January 2020, Cifuentes joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of $3 million.[4] He helped LAFC win the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double in the 2022 season, and reach the final of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.[5]
On 3 August 2023, he signed for Scottish Premiership club Rangers for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[6] The reported fee paid for Cifuentes was £1.2 million ($1.5 million).[7] He made his Rangers debut on 9 August, during a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Swiss side Servette.[8]
Cifuentes played youth international football for Ecuador at under-20 and under-23 levels, making 19 appearances for the under-20 team and six appearances for the under-23 team.[9] He represented the under-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, which Ecuador won, and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Ecuador finished third. In the latter tournament, Cifuentes scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over the United States.[10]
Cifuentes was called up to the senior Ecuador national team for the first time for friendlies against Peru and Bolivia in September 2019.[11] He made his senior international debut on 5 September 2019, against Peru.[12]
Cifuentes was a member of Ecuador's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and made two appearances at the tournament.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universidad Católica | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| América de Quito (loan) | 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||||
| 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 70 | 8 | ||||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 15 | ||||
| Rangers | 2023-24 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2024[14] | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 226 | 23 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | ||
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