Ender Jesús Echenique Peña (born 2 April 2004) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Venezuela national team.
.jpg) Echenique with FC Cincinnati in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ender Jesús Echenique Peña | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Maracay, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Aragua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Aragua | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Caracas | 64 | (11) |
| 2025– | FC Cincinnati | 18 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Venezuela | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAragua F. C.
editEchenique grew up in the youth academy of Aragua where he made his debut on 25 October 2020 in a 2–2 Primera División draw against Metropolitanos. He scored his first goal on 24 July 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Lara.[1]
Caracas F. C.
editF. C. Cincinnati
editOn 31 July 2025, it was announced that Echenique had signed a contract with FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer.[3][4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 April 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aragua | 2020 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Primera División | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Caracas | 2023 | Primera División | 23 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Primera División | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5[b] | 1 | – | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | Primera División | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 3 | – | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | 64 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 80 | 16 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2025 | MLS | 8 | 1 | – | – | 6[d] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | MLS | 10 | 1 | – | 2[e] | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Venezuela
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, four appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
edit- As of 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ↑ GP, Prensa (25 July 2022). "Amargo empate de Lara en casa ante Aragua -" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Rondon, Pablo (16 November 2023). "La emoción de Ender Echenique por pasar de vivir un descenso a acercarse a una estrella". Liga FUTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ender Echenique se marcha al FC Cincinnati de la MLS". www.caracasfutbolclub.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ mlssoccer. "FC Cincinnati acquire Venezuelan attacker Ender Echenique | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ender Echenique Career Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
External links
edit- Ender Echenique at Soccerway