Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1999)

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Francisco Ortega
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gabriel Ortega
Date of birth (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Velez Sarsfield
Number 34
Youth career
2013–2017 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Velez Sarsfield 41 (0)
National team
2018–2019 Argentina U20 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2021

Francisco Gabriel Ortega (born 19 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Velez Sarsfield.[1]

Club career[]

Ortega's career began in Palmeiras's system, originally arriving in 2013.[2] He made his senior professional debut for the club in November 2017, during a 3–0 home victory over Olimpo.[1][3] Throughout the rest of the 2017–18 campaign, Ortega made ten further league appearances.[1]

International career[]

June 2017 saw Ortega train with the Argentina national team in Australia and Singapore.[2] In 2018, Ortega received a call-up for the Argentina U20s for friendlies with England U18s and Real Madrid Castilla.[4] He played the full duration of a 2–1 defeat to England on 23 March.[5] In December, Ortega was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[6] After appearing six times in Chile, Ortega was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[1][7] In the succeeding September, Ortega was picked by the U23s ahead of a friendly with Bolivia.[8] In Argentina’s opening match of the 2021 Olympic Games Ortega was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

Career statistics[]

As of 5 June 2019.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sarsfield 2017–18 Primera División 11 0 0 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2018–19 4 0 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 6 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 17 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - F. Ortega". Soccerway. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Francisco Ortega: Vértigo y equilibrio en un mismo jugador". Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de Francisco Ortega". BDFA. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Junto al Sub 20 rumbo a Europa". Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ^ "A second-half comeback in Manchester sees Young Lions beat a mixed-age Argentina team". The Football Association. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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