Braian Óscar Ojeda Rodríguez (born 27 June 2000) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Paraguay national team.
Ojeda graduated from the academy of Olimpia in 2018, with whom he helped win that year's Clausura, before joining Defensa y Justicia the following year on loan. After his return, Ojeda joined Nottingham Forest in 2021, but only made three appearances with them before joining Real Salt Lake on loan the following year. In mid-2023, Ojeda joined Real Salt Lake on a permanent deal. In 2026, Ojeda joined fellow Major League Soccer side Orlando City.
Ojeda represented Paraguay at the U17, U20, and U23 levels, before representing the senior team in 2021. With Paraguay, Ojeda has played at the 2021 Copa América and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Club career Ojeda began his career with Paraguayan Primera División team Olimpia. He was promoted into senior football at the end of the 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 (MLS) 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. Ojeda made his debut for Orlando City in the team's season-opening match on 21 February as Orlando lost 2–1 to the New York Red Bulls. On 19 May, Ojeda made two assists in a 4–1 win over Atlanta United in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open Cup, helping to advance Orlando City to their first semi-finals since 2022. Ojeda scored his first goal for Orlando by heading in a crossed ball from Eduard Atuesta in a 4–0 win at the San Jose Earthquakes. On 6 August, the team announced that Ojeda had underwent a surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his right foot and would be out until fall of that year.
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 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador, a 2–0 away loss. He substituted Hugo Martínez in the 65th-minute.
On 1 June 2026, it was announced that Paraguay head coach Gustavo Alfaro had selected Ojeda for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOlimpia2018Paraguayan Primera División2030—0000502019Paraguayan Primera División0000—0000002020Paraguayan Primera División13000—00001302021Paraguayan Primera División13100—9000221Total28130—9000401Defensa y Justicia (loan)2019–20Argentine Primera División10000002Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana000120Nottingham Forest2021–22EFL Championship300000——30Real Salt Lake (loan)2022Major League Soccer60———10702023Major League Soccer21040——20270Real Salt Lake2023Major League Soccer9010——501502024Major League Soccer33210——403822025Major League Soccer30200—2043365Total99460—201631237Orlando City2026Major League Soccer18130——00211Career total1586120001301631999
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsParaguay202120202250202320202550202640Total180
Honours Olimpia Paraguayan Primera División: 2018 Clausura
Nottingham Forest EFL Championship play-offs: 2022
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