Martín Ojeda
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Martín Ojeda
| image = Inter Miami CF 0-3 Orlando City SC (18 May 2025) 24 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ojeda with Orlando City in 2025
| full_name = Martín Exequiel Ojeda
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina
| position = Winger, midfielder{{WorldFootball.net|martin-ojeda_3}}
| currentclub = Orlando City
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Ferro Carril Oeste
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Ferro Carril Oeste
| caps1 = 43
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = Racing Club
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Huracán (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020–2022
| clubs4 = Godoy Cruz
| caps4 = 88
| goals4 = 29
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Orlando City
| caps5 = 90
| goals5 = 20
| club-update = 12 July 2025
}}
Martín Exequiel Ojeda (born 27 November 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.
Career
Ojeda began his senior career with Ferro Carril Oeste of Primera B Nacional.{{cite news|title=Martín Ojeda profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-MARTIN-EXEQUIEL-OJEDA-105171.html|accessdate=26 April 2018|work=BDFA|date=26 April 2018}} 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. He scored two more goals in twenty further appearances during 2016. After twenty-four appearances and two goals in his second campaign, Ojeda departed in July 2017 to join Primera División side Racing Club.{{cite news|title=Martín Ojeda, el quinto refuerzo de Racing|url=https://www.tycsports.com/futbol/martin-ojeda-el-quinto-refuerzo-de-racing.html|accessdate=26 April 2018|work=TyC Sports|date=14 July 2017}}{{cite news|title=Ojeda se despidió de Ferro|url=http://ferrocarriloeste.org.ar/futbol/futbol-profesional/ojeda-se-despidio-de-ferro/|accessdate=26 April 2018|work=Ferro Carril Oeste|date=14 July 2017}} 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.
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. He made a total of twelve appearances, scoring in his final league match on 7 March 2020 against Banfield.
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.{{cite web |title=Orlando City SC acquires Argentine midfielder Martín Ojeda as Designated Player |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-city-sc-acquires-argentine-midfielder-martin-ojeda-as-designated-player |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} Ojeda scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Charlotte FC on 18 March.{{Cite web |last=Odom |first=Jeff |date=2023-03-18 |title=Match report: Martín Ojeda's first goal not enough to push Orlando City past Charlotte FC |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/match-report-martin-ojeda-s-first-goal-not-enough-to-push-orlando-city-past-char |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Orlando City SC}}
On 20 July 2024, during a match against New York City FC, Ojeda simulated getting struck by NYCFC player Strahinja Tanasijević, causing Tanasijević to receive a yellow card.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2024 |title=Orlando City SC vs New York City FC |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/mls-orlando-city-sc-vs-new-york-city-fc-jul-20-2024-game-boxscore-133340 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=FOX Sports |publisher=Fox Corporation}} Six days later for Ojeda's actions against Tanasijević, Major League Soccer's Disciplinary Committee announced that Ojeda was fined for violating the Simulation-Embellishment policy.{{Cite web |date=26 July 2024 |title=Orlando City's Martín Ojeda fined by MLS Disciplinary Committee |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/orlando-city-s-martin-ojeda-fined-by-mls-disciplinary-committee |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}} By the end of 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.{{Cite web |title=Argentina - M. Ojeda |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/martin-exequiel-ojeda/433585/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Soccerway}} However, Ojeda led the club for the most assists with 12 in the regular season.{{Cite web |title=Stats |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/stats/#season=2024&competition=mls-regular-season&club=6900&statType=general&position=all |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Orlando City}}
On 25 January 2025, it was announced that Ojeda would be moved to the number 10 kit, which was previously worn by the departing Facundo Torres.{{Cite tweet |number=1883224684315205872 |user=OrlandoCitySC |title=Our new 🔟 |author= |access-date=26 January 2025}} On 22 March, Ojeda scored the second goal of a 4–1 win over D.C. United with an assist from Iván Angulo and later made two assists, first to Alex Freeman when he delivered a free kick into the box and later when he passed to Marco Pašalić to help Pašalić score the fourth Orlando City goal of the match.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2025 |title=Match report: Orlando City SC dominates in 4-1 win over D.C. United |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/match-report-orlando-city-sc-dominates-in-4-1-win-over-d-c-united |access-date=March 25, 2025 |website=Orlando City}} Ojeda's performance would see him named to the Team of the Matchday two days later.{{Cite web |last=Ruderman |first=Justin |date=March 24, 2025 |title=Team of the Matchday: Chicago Fire, Orlando City turn heads in Matchday 5 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-chicago-fire-orlando-city-turn-heads-in-matchday-5 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}} On 10 May, Ojeda scored his first career hat-trick and the first hat-trick for an Orlando City player since Cyle Larin in September 2015 in a 3–3 draw with the New England Revolution.{{Cite web |last=Veness |first=Simon |date=25 September 2015 |title=Orlando City keep the faith with Cyle Larin, who has record-breaking night in win over Red Bulls |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/orlando-city-keep-faith-cyle-larin-who-has-record-breaking-night-win-over-red-bu |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}}{{Cite news |last=Gramajo |first=Mike |date=11 May 2025 |title=Martin Ojeda nets hat-trick as Orlando City plays to draw against Revolution |url=https://www.wesh.com/article/martin-ojeda-hat-trick-orlando-city-draw-against-revolution/64734689 |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=WESH}} For Ojeda's hat-trick performance he was once again named to the Team of the Matchday.{{Cite web |last=Ruderman |first=Justin |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Team of the Matchday: Forsberg, Ojeda make history on Matchday 12 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-forsberg-ojeda-make-history-on-matchday-12 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}} In the following league match, Ojeda was once again named to the Team of the Matchday for his goal-scoring performance, this time against Charlotte FC, in a 3–1 win.{{Cite web |last=Ruderman |first=Justin |date=15 May 2025 |title=Team of the Matchday: Baribo takes Golden Boot lead, Ojeda stays red-hot |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-baribo-takes-golden-boot-lead-ojeda-stays-red-hot |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}} On 12 July, Ojeda's goal in a 1–1 draw with CF Montréal saw him set a new club record for the most consecutive games with a goal contribution with seven matches in a row seeing him either score or assist. Ojeda's goal also saw him become only the third player for the club to reach double digits goals and assists in a single season after Nani in 2019 and Facundo Torres in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Hildreth |first=Rob |date=12 July 2025 |title=What to watch, presented by Verizon, as Orlando City host CF Montréal for Military Appreciation night |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/what-to-watch-presented-by-verizon-as-orlando-city-host-cf-montreal-for-military-appreciation-night |access-date=12 July 2025 |website=Orlando City}}{{Cite web |date=12 July 2025 |title=Match report: Orlando City SC earns 1-1 draw against CF Montréal |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/match-report-orlando-city-sc-earns-1-1-draw-against-cf-montreal |access-date=12 July 2025 |website=Orlando City}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 July 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Copa Argentina}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional and MLS Cup Playoffs}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes CONCACAF Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Leagues Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Ferro Carril Oeste
|2016 |rowspan="2|Primera B Nacional |20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17
|23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
| rowspan="5"|Racing Club
|rowspan="4"|Argentine Primera División |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=COLI|Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=COSU|Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Huracán (loan)
| rowspan="4" |Argentine Primera División |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Copa de la Superliga}} | 0 | 2{{efn|name=COSU}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| Godoy Cruz (loan)
|colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Delayed 2019–20 Copa Argentina played in 2021}} | 2 | 11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 4 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Godoy Cruz
|2021 |23 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 15 | ||||
| 2022
|27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 13 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 32 | |
| rowspan="4" |Orlando City
|2023 | rowspan="3" |Major League Soccer |34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Leagues Cup|name=LC}} | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| 2024
|34 |4 | colspan="2" |– |5 |1 |4 |1 |3{{efn|Appearances in Leagues Cup|name=LC}} |1 |45 |7 | ||||||||||||
| 2025
|22 |10 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |24 |10 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!90 !20 !3 !0 !7 !1 !6 !1 !6 !1 !112 !23 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!206 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 272 | 60 |
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References
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External links
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{{Orlando City SC squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Entre Ríos Province
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Designated Players (MLS)
Category:Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Category:Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers