Junior Sornoza

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sornoza and the second or maternal family name is Moreira.
Junior Sornoza
Personal information
Full name Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira
Date of birth (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994
Place of birth Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Independiente DV
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2010 Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Independiente DV 124 (47)
2015Pachuca (loan) 12 (1)
National team
2014– Ecuador 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2015

Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira (born 28 January 1994 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian [1] footballer who plays for Independiente del Valle of the Ecuadorian Serie A.

Club career

Independiente José Terán

2011–2014

On August 24 of 2011, Sornoza made his career debut for the club, in a 1-0 home loss to Deportivo Quito. On September 25, Junior scored his first goals for the club in an emphatic 5-0 home win over Emelec. He finished his debut season having played 10 league games and scoring only 2 goals at the age of 17. Sornoza's first game of the 2012 season was on February 4, in a 1-0 home win over LDU Loja. His only goal of the season came on December 2, in a 2-1 away loss to LDU Loja. Sornoza only scored 1 goal in 16 league matches played. Junior's first league match of the 2013 Serie A season was on February 9, in a 0-0 home draw against Deportivo Quito. On May 25 Junior scored 4 goals against Ecuadorian giants Emelec 5-1 against Macara. Sornoza helped Independiente achieve second place league status, with 19 goals in 36 league matches. Sornoza played and scored in Independiente's first ever participation of Copa Libertadores on February 18, against Union Espanola, drawing 2–2 at home. On March 12, in a Copa Libertadores group match, Sornoza scored a fantastic long range goal in injury time against Botafogo to give Independiente their first ever competition win. On March 27, Sornoza scored a late penalty against San Lorenzo to equalize 1-1 in the last minute of stoppage time. On April 9, Junior Sornoza guided Independiente del Valle to a 5-4 victory against Chilean club Union Espanola. He contributed to 4 of those goals with 3 assists and scoring a penalty. This was Independiente's first away victory in the Copa Libertadores although it was not enough to qualify to the next round. Junior Sornoza ended the tournament with 4 goals and 3 assists in 6 games.

Loan to Pachuca

On January 13th, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be joining Liga MX side Pachuca on a one year loan deal.[2][3]

Return to Independiente

On July 21, 2015, it was confirmed that Sornoza would be returning to Ecuador to play for Independiente.[4]

International career

Sornoza made his debut on September, 6 2014, scoring the fourth goal in an international friendly against Bolivia.

Career statistics

Club

As of April 29, 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente DV 2011 Serie A102102
2012 Serie A161161
2013 Serie A3619303919
2014 Serie A41171045121
Total 1033913411643
Pachuca 2015 Clausura Liga MX1210020141
Total 1210020141
Independiente DV 2015 Serie A188188
2016 Serie A8195176
Total 269953514
Career total 141490024916558

National team

As of December 3, 2015
Ecuador national team
YearAppsGoals
201441
Total41

References

External links

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