Ozzie Cisneros
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Osvaldo Cisneros | ||
Date of birth | March 13, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Los Guerreritos | |||
Omaha Nitro | |||
2016–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Sporting Kansas City II | 21 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 10, 2019 |
Ozzie Cisneros (born March 13, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
Club career[]
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros began playing soccer with his family as a toddler and attending games at Omaha's Latino League, where his father played, at age five.[1] After playing for a local club which disbanded, Cisneros began playing with Los Guerreritos, a club founded by his father which played in the South Omaha league. He then joined Leones Negros, soon renamed Omaha Nitro, playing in various tournaments around Nebraska.[1]
Sporting Kansas City[]
In 2016, Cisneros began playing in the youth academy of Sporting Kansas City, rising up the ranks before signing a professional homegrown player deal with the first team on January 20, 2021.[2] On May 1, 2021, Cisneros made his professional debut for Sporting Kansas City II, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, against FC Tulsa, starting in the 0–2 defeat.[3] Cisneros played for the first team in a Leagues Cup game against Liga MX club León.
International career[]
Cisneros has represented the United States at the under-15 level.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played October 31, 2021[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting Kansas City | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Sporting Kansas City II | 2021 | USL Championship | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
Career total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
References[]
- ^ a b c Burbach, Chris (February 8, 2021). "South Omaha 16-year-old signs Major League Soccer contract". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Cattry, Pardeep (January 20, 2021). "Sporting Kansas City sign homegrown trio of Grayson Barber, Ozzie Cisneros, Brooks Thompson". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "FC Tulsa 2-0 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
- ^ Ozzie Cisneros at Soccerway
External links[]
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nebraska
- American soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- USL Championship players
- Soccer players from Nebraska
- United States men's youth international soccer players