Position: Defender
Birthdate: May 22, 1997
Hometown: Salou, Spain
Height: 6-foot-3
Pronunciation: Arturo Ordóñez
Previous team: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
2024: Ordoñez signed a multi-year deal with LouCity, joining the boys in purple off a USL Championship Defender of the Year campaign with Pittsburgh. The Riverhounds conceded an Eastern Conference-fewest 29 goals in 34 games with Ordoñez numbering 239 recoveries and 106 aerial duels won. He additionally earned a spot on the All-League First Team.
Before Louisville City FC: Ordoñez made his move to the United States in 2019 to play for the University of Pittsburgh, which made its first NCAA College Cup appearance a year later 2020. After going 39th in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft to the Houston Dynamo, he signed his first pro contract with the Riverhounds, starting all but three games as a rookie in 2022. Ordóñez joined LouCity after helping Pittsburgh claim its first silverware in the club’s USL Championship era: the Players’ Shield for best regular season record.