José Cifuentes, born on 12 March 1999 (age 27), is an Ecuadorian central midfielder now listed with Rangers, where he wears squad number 15. His current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His early development included loan football, the sort of grounding that tends to matter more than it is remembered. It was at Los Angeles FC, though, that his career took proper shape. Across four seasons there, Cifuentes made 102 league appearances and scored 14 league goals, establishing himself as a regular rather than a passing import.
The 2022 season was his most productive in front of goal, with seven league goals in 33 appearances for Los Angeles FC. That spell remains the clear centre of his senior career: sustained minutes, visible development, and enough end product from midfield to draw wider attention.
Rangers came later, with Cifuentes arriving in Scottish football as a player largely formed by his time in Major League Soccer. His career to this point is best read through that Los Angeles FC period, with the earlier loans serving as preparation and the move to Rangers the next test rather than the main body of work.
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