Celso Ortiz
 Ortiz in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Cerro Porteño | 46 | (7) |
| 2010–2016 | AZ Alkmaar | 100 | (2) |
| 2016– | Monterrey | 174 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Paraguay U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2010– | Paraguay | 22 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989 in Asunción), commonly known as Celso Ortiz, is a Paraguayan professional footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Paraguay national team.
Career[]
On 26 August 2009, AZ Alkmaar secured the services of the Paraguayan football midfielder.[1] The Dutch club have signed him from Cerro Porteño on a five-year deal. Ortiz joined AZ in January 2010.[2] On 6 June 2016, Monterrey coach Antonio Mohamed announced that Ortiz would be their first signing ahead of the Apertura 2016.[3]
International career[]
Ortiz was a member of the Paraguay national under-20 football team[4] and represented the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt.[5]
He was selected in the final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América, playing the full 90 minutes in the quarterfinal loss against host Brazil.
Honours[]
AZ Alkmaar
Monterrey
References[]
External links[]
- Celso Fernando Ortiz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Celso Ortiz at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- fichajes.com (in Spanish)
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