Diana Ordóñez

For the Colombian artist whose birth name is Diana Ordóñez, see LeDania.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ordóñez and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres (born 26 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. Born in the United States, she represents Mexico internationally.

Diana Ordóñez

Ordóñez with the Houston Dash in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Diana Rosario Ordóñez Torres[1][2]
Date of birth	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Riverside, California, U.S.
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Houston Dash
Number	9
Youth career
2010–2019	FC Dallas Girls
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Virginia Cavaliers	62	(45)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	North Carolina Courage	12	(11)
2023–	Houston Dash	45	(8)
International career‡
2017–2018	United States U17	7	(4)
2019	United States U20	2	(0)
2020	United States U19	3	(1)
2022–	Mexico	29	(10)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 5 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2025

Ordóñez played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers, being named first-team All-American in 2021. She was drafted sixth overall by the North Carolina Courage in the 2022 NWSL Draft and broke the league's rookie scoring record in her first season.

Early life

Ordóñez was born in Riverside, California, United States, to an Ecuadorian father and an American mother of Mexican descent.^[3] She was the youngest of five children. While still a small child, the family moved to Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. She played soccer for the FC Dallas youth team from 2010 to 2019, winning the Elite Clubs National League U-16 championship in 2017.^[4][5][6] Ordóñez played for Prosper High School,^[7] where she was named the Gatorade Texas Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2017.^[8]

Ordóñez initially committed to play college soccer at Texas A&M University, but was urged instead to play at the University of Virginia by a friend, soccer player Taryn Torres. She finished high school a semester early and enrolled at Virginia in January 2019, barely 17 years old. During her Virginia career (2019–2021) she scored 45 goals, tied for third most all time at the university, although she only played three years of her four-year eligibility. In 2021 she was a first-team All-American and a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.^[5]

Club career

On 18 December 2021, the North Carolina Courage selected Ordóñez sixth overall in the 2022 National Women's Soccer League Draft.^[9] Ordóñez made her first appearance for the Courage in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup on 19 March and scored her first goal on 4 May.^[10] On 13 August, Ordóñez eighth goal broke the NWSL record for goals scored in a rookie season.^[11] She came second in voting for NWSL Rookie of the Year.^[12]

Following the 2022 season, on January 12, 2023, Ordóñez was traded to the Houston Dash along with a third-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick for a first-round pick and $100,000 in allocation funds.^[13]

International career

Ordóñez made her senior debut for Mexico women's national team on 9 April 2022.^[14]

Ordóñez was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.^[15][16]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 April 2022	Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla	Anguilla	7–0	11–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
2.				9–0
3.	12 April 2022	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico	Puerto Rico	5–0	6–0
4.	28 June 2022	Cancha de Entrenamiento TSM, Torreón, Mexico	Peru	2–0	3–0	Friendly
5.	10 October 2022	Cancha Centenario No. 5, Mexico City, Mexico	Chile	1–1	1–1
6.	22 October 2023	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile	Jamaica	4–0	7–0	2023 Pan American Games
7.	25 October 2023	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Chile	3–1	3–1
8.	28 October 2023		Paraguay	2–1	4–1
9.	23 February 2024	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States	Dominican Republic	6–0	8–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup