LDU Quito

LDU Quito net spend since 2015

LDU Quito have spent €6m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €22m: a net profit of €16m on transfers.

That covers 23 signings (5 for a disclosed fee, 12 free, 6 undisclosed) and 23 departures (13 sold for a disclosed fee, 6 free, 4 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 10 in, 5 out.

Record signing: Álex Arce, €3m from Independiente Rivadavia (Feb 2024). Record sale: Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto, €5m to Monterrey (Jul 2022).

LDU Quito transfer spending by season

LDU Quito record signings

1. Álex Arce · €3m from Independiente Rivadavia · Feb 2024
2. Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto · €2m from Udinese · Feb 2019
3. Ezequiel Piovi · €630k from Almagro · Jul 2021
4. Anderson Rafael Ordóñez Valdéz · €450k from Eintracht Frankfurt · Jul 2019
5. Joao Ortiz · €400k from Delfin · Jan 2022

LDU Quito record sales

1. Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto · €5m to Monterrey · Jul 2022
2. Jordy José Alcívar Macías · €3m to Charlotte · Jan 2022
3. Bryan Ramírez · €3m to Cincinnati · Jan 2026
4. Álex Arce · €3m to Independiente Rivadavia · Jul 2025
5. Ezequiel Piovi · €2m to Estudiantes · Jan 2025

LDU Quito trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 8 players LDU Quito both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €12m against €6m paid: a trading profit of €7m.

• Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto: signed for €2m (Feb 2019), sold to Monterrey for €5m (Jul 2022): profit €3m
• Bryan Ramírez: signed free (Jan 2023), sold to Cincinnati for €3m (Jan 2026): profit €3m
• Ezequiel Piovi: signed for €630k (Jul 2021), sold to Estudiantes for €2m (Jan 2025): profit €1m
• Joao Ortiz: signed for €400k (Jan 2022), sold to Independiente del Valle for €450k (Jul 2022): profit €50k

• Álex Arce: signed for €3m (Feb 2024), sold to Independiente Rivadavia for €3m (Jul 2025): loss €250k

LDU Quito ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

LDU Quito have made 0 signings and 0 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Daniel de la Cruz (loan to Nacional); in Marcelo Weigandt (loan from Boca Juniors).

LDU Quito club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 3 players club-trained at LDU Quito now play for other clubs we track, led by Óscar Zambrano (Hull City, value €1m), Daniel de la Cruz (Nacional, value €860k) and Anderson Julio (Dallas, value €770k).

• Óscar Zambrano · Hull City · €1m
• Daniel de la Cruz · Nacional · €860k
• Anderson Julio · Dallas · €770k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.