He leaves LAFC as the club's all-time Homegrown appearance leader — 98 games, 14 goals, 12 assists. But the numbers only tell part of it. Before he was a record-breaking Homegrown, Nathan Ordaz was a dirt bike kid from the Valley, a ball boy standing inches from history, and a player who never felt like anyone's first option. This is the story of the person behind the transfer, the dad who shaped his mentality, the Salvadoran culture that grounds him, and the 22-year-old ready to write his next chapter in D.C.
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