Ozzie Cisneros
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Cisneros
Date of birth (2004-03-13) March 13, 2004
Place of birth Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team 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 51 (6)
International career
2019 United States U15 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2019

Osvaldo "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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] Cisneros played for the first team in a Leagues Cup game against Liga MX club León.

International career

Born in the United States to Mexican parents, Cisneros holds a U.S. and Mexican citizenship, which makes him eligible to represent either the United States or Mexico. Cisneros represented the United States at the under-15 level.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 6, 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City 2021 MLS1[lower-alpha 1]010
2022 1010
Total 0010100020
Sporting Kansas City II 2021 USL213213
2022 MLS Next Pro4040
2023 MLS Next Pro6161
Total 314314
Career total 314101000334
  1. Appearance in Leagues Cup

References

  1. "Ozzie Cisneros". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Burbach, Chris (February 8, 2021). "South Omaha 16-year-old signs Major League Soccer contract". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "FC Tulsa 2-0 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
  5. Ozzie Cisneros at Soccerway
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