Braian Ojeda
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_16_(cropped).jpg) Ojeda with Real Salt Lake in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Braian Óscar Ojeda Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Itauguá, Paraguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Olimpia | 28 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Real Salt Lake | 72 | (4) |
| 2026– | Orlando City | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Paraguay U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Paraguay U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Paraguay U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Paraguay | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:05, 26 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Braian Óscar Ojeda Rodríguez (pronounced "Bry-ahn", born 27 June 2000) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Paraguay national team.[3]
Ojeda began his career with Paraguayan Primera División team Olimpia.[3] He was promoted into senior football at the end of the 2018 campaign, appearing for his professional debut on 2 December in a 3–2 victory over Sol de América; he was substituted off at half-time.[3] Another appearances followed a week later against 3 de Febrero, as Olimpia received their forty-second league title.[3] He also participated in three Copa Paraguay games that year.[4][5] In March 2019, Ojeda renewed his contract.[6][7] In July, after not featuring in 2019, Ojeda was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia of the Argentine Primera División.[8][9]
On 31 August 2021, Ojeda moved to EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his debut in a goalless draw against Luton Town on 23 November 2021.[11]
On 4 August 2022, Ojeda was loaned to Major League Soccer (MLS) side Real Salt Lake for the 2022–23 season.[12] On 1 August 2023, the deal was made permanent and Ojeda joined Salt Lake on a permanent transfer.[13][14]
On 2 January 2026, Ojeda signed with fellow MLS team Orlando City on a four-season contract in exchange for $1.3 million in general allocation money split across two seasons.[15] Ojeda made his debut for Orlando City in the team's season-opening match on 21 February as Orlando lost 2–1 to the New York Red Bulls.[16][17]
International career
Ojeda represented Paraguay at U17 and U20 level.[3] He appeared eight times at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile, as they qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India; where he featured against Mali, New Zealand and the United States.[3][18][19] In 2019, Ojeda played three times at the South American U-20 Championship.[3][20]
In 2020, Ojeda held representative honours with the Paraguay national under-23 squad at the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
He made his debut for the senior squad on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador, a 2–0 away loss. He substituted Hugo Martínez in the 65th-minute.[21]
