Martín Ojeda (footballer, born 1998)
 Ojeda with Orlando City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Exequiel Ojeda | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 43 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Racing Club | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Huracán (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Godoy Cruz | 88 | (29) |
| 2023– | Orlando City | 68 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Martín Exequiel Ojeda (born 27 November 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC.
Career
Ojeda began his senior career with Ferro Carril Oeste of Primera B Nacional.[1][3] His debut appearance for the club arrived on 30 January 2016 against Atlético Paraná, playing eighty-five minutes and scoring Ferro Carril Oeste's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[1] He scored two more goals in twenty further appearances during 2016.[1] After twenty-four appearances and two goals in his second campaign, Ojeda departed in July 2017 to join Primera División side Racing Club.[1][4][5] He made his first top-flight appearance on 17 September versus Banfield, which was one of sixteen matches in his opening season as they finished in seventh place.[1]
After appearing just twice in 2018–19, in the Copa Sudamericana against Corinthians on both occasions, Ojeda left on loan in July 2019 to fellow Primera División team Huracán.[1] He made a total of twelve appearances, scoring in his final league match on 7 March 2020 against Banfield.[1]
On 7 January 2023, Ojeda signed a three-year designated player contract with an additional two option years with Orlando City of Major League Soccer.[6] Ojeda scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Charlotte FC on 18 March.[7]
In the 2024 season, Ojeda scored seven goals and made 13 assists in 45 appearances across all competitions, tying him with Nicolás Lodeiro for the most assists for the club in the season and making him only second to Facundo Torres in total goal contributions with twenty.[8] However, Ojeda led the club for the most assists with 12 in the regular season.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Racing Club | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Huracán (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2020–21 | — | 5[h] | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Godoy Cruz | 2021 | 23 | 12 | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 15 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 45 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 32 | ||
| Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[i] | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| 2024 | 34 | 4 | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[i] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |||
| Total | 68 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 248 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional and MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Includes Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Copa de la Superliga
- ^ Delayed 2019–20 Copa Argentina played in 2021
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Martín Ojeda profile". Soccerway. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Martín Ojeda at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Martín Ojeda profile". BDFA. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Martín Ojeda, el quinto refuerzo de Racing". TyC Sports. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Ojeda se despidió de Ferro". Ferro Carril Oeste. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Orlando City SC acquires Argentine midfielder Martín Ojeda as Designated Player". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ Odom, Jeff (18 March 2023). "Match report: Martín Ojeda's first goal not enough to push Orlando City past Charlotte FC". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina - M. Ojeda". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Stats". Orlando City. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
External links
- Martín Ojeda at Soccerway.com
- Martín Ojeda at FBref.com
- Martín Ojeda at Major League Soccer
