Junior Sornoza

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sornoza and the second or maternal family name is Moreira.
Junior Sornoza
Sornoza playing for Independiente del Valle
Personal information
Full name Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira
Date of birth (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Portoviejo, Ecuador
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Independiente del Valle
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2010 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Independiente del Valle 155 (56)
2015 → Pachuca (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2018 Fluminense 44 (3)
2019–2021 Corinthians 20 (0)
2020 → LDU Quito (loan) 27 (3)
2021 → Tijuana (loan) 16 (0)
2021 → Independiente del Valle (loan) 17 (3)
2022– Independiente del Valle 51 (10)
International career‡
2010–2011 Ecuador U17 12 (2)
2013 Ecuador U20 7 (0)
2014– Ecuador 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Junior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira (born 28 January 1994 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente Del Valle and the Ecuador national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Independiente del Valle[edit]

2011–2014[edit]

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[edit]

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

Return to Independiente[edit]

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

Fluminense[edit]

On July 28, 2016, it was confirmed that Sornoza would join Fluminense in January 2017. He will spend 6 more months at Independiente.[5][1]

Corinthians[edit]

On January 8, 2019, it was confirmed that Sornoza joined two-time FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians.[6]Timão paid R$10 million for his services.[7]

International career[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

Sornoza with Independiente del Valle in 2016

Club[edit]

As of 24 July 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente del Valle 2011 Serie A 10 2 – – – 10 2
2012 16 1 – – – 16 1
2013 36 19 – 3 0 – 39 19
2014 41 17 – 10 4 – 51 21
2015 18 8 – – – 18 8
2016 34 9 – 16 6 – 50 15
Total 155 56 – 29 10 – 184 66
Pachuca (loan) 2014–2015 Liga MX 12 1 0 0 2 0 – 14 1
Fluminense 2017 Série A 15 2 7 3 5 0 15 1 42 6
2018 29 1 4 1 10 1 11 1 54 4
Total 44 3 11 4 15 1 26 2 96 10
Career total 211 60 11 4 46 11 26 2 294 77

International[edit]

As of 21 November 2023[8]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2014 4 1
2018 3 0
2019 3 1
2020 1 0
2021 2 0
2023 4 0
Total 17 2
List of international goals scored by Junior Sornoza
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2014 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Bolivia 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2 10 September 2019 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador  Bolivia 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Corinthians
LDU Quito
  • Supercopa Ecuador: 2020

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fluminense confirma fichaje de Junior Sornoza | la República EC". 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/50922
  3. ^ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  4. ^ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  5. ^ "Junior Sornoza reforzará al Fluminense de Brasil desde la temporada 2017".
  6. ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do equatoriano Sornoza, ex-Fluminense" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ^ Sornoza projeta títulos no Corinthians e diz estar no maior clube do Brasil
  8. ^ Junior Sornoza at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-08.

External links[edit]

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