Braian Ojeda


Braian Óscar Ojeda Rodríguez is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Ojeda began his career with Paraguayan Primera División team Olimpia. He was promoted into senior football at the end of the 2018 [Paraguayan Primera División season|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. Another appearances followed a week later against 3 de Febrero, as Olimpia received their forty-second league title. He also participated in three Copa Paraguay games that year. In March 2019, Ojeda renewed his contract. In July, after not featuring in 2019, Ojeda was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia of the Argentine Primera División.
On 31 August 2021, Ojeda moved to EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in a goalless draw against Luton Town on 23 November 2021.
On 4 August 2022, Ojeda was loaned to Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake for the 2022–23 season. On 1 August 2023, the deal was made permanent and Ojeda joined Salt Lake on a permanent transfer.
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.

International career

Ojeda represented Paraguay at U17 and U20 level. 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. In 2019, Ojeda played three times at the South American U-20 Championship.
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 2022 [FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup qualifier] against Ecuador, a 2–0 away loss. He substituted Hugo Martínez in the 65th-minute.

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Olimpia
Nottingham Forest