José Cifuentes, born on 12 March 1999 (age 27), is an Ecuadorian centre midfielder now with Toronto FC, where he wears the no. 8 shirt. His early senior progress included loan football in Ecuador, the sort of necessary grounding that tends to be more useful than glamorous.
His career is still shaped most clearly by Los Angeles FC. Across four seasons there, Cifuentes made 102 league appearances and scored 14 league goals, becoming a regular rather than a passing import. His best league return came in 2022, with seven goals in 33 appearances.
That LAFC spell gave him the weight of a settled first-team player before his career moved on. At Toronto FC, he has made 10 MLS appearances and scored once, a modest start rather than a defining chapter. His current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Cifuentes’ career to date is straightforward enough: developed in Ecuador, established himself properly at Los Angeles FC, and is now trying to build another stable spell in Major League Soccer with Toronto.
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