José Cifuentes, born on 12 March 1999 (age 27), is an Ecuadorian central midfielder whose career is still shaped mainly by what he did at Los Angeles FC. His current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His development began in Ecuador, where early loan spells helped move him from promise into senior football. Those years matter less for the volume of his record than for the fact they pushed him towards the level that later made him a regular abroad.
Los Angeles FC gave him the platform. Across four seasons there, Cifuentes made 102 league appearances and scored 14 league goals, establishing himself as a proper first-team midfielder rather than a passing export story. His most productive league season came in 2022, when he scored seven times in 33 appearances.
He later moved on to Rangers, where he has worn the number 15 shirt. A midfielder arriving from MLS with that level of usage was always going to be judged against a clear body of work, rather than potential alone.
Cifuentes’ career to this point is a straightforward one: shaped in Ecuador, defined in Los Angeles, and continued in Glasgow with Rangers. The LAFC spell remains the central reference point.
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