About José Cifuentes
José Adoni Cifuentes Charcopa (born 12 March 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Ecuador national team. Cifuentes began his club career in Ecuadorian football with Universidad Católica and América de Quito. He joined MLS club Los Angeles FC in January 2020. He made more than 100 appearances for LAFC and helped them win the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double in 2022. Cifuentes signed for Rangers in August 2023. Cifuentes played youth international football for Ecuador at under-20 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in September 2019. He represented the under-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, which Ecuador won, and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Ecuador finished third. Cifuentes was called up to the senior Ecuador national team for the first time for friendlies against Peru and Bolivia in September 2019. In January 2020, Cifuentes joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of $3 million. The reported fee paid for Cifuentes was £1.2 million ($1.5 million).
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