Léo Ortiz

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Léo Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rech Ortiz
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Bragantino
Number 3
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Internacional 25 (0)
2018 → Sport Recife (loan) 15 (1)
2019 → Red Bull Brasil (loan) 16 (0)
2019– Red Bull Bragantino 106 (8)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up 2021 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Leonardo "Léo" Rech Ortiz (born 3 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Red Bull Bragantino as a centre-back.

Club career[]

Born in Porto Alegre, Ortiz was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 2 September 2015, starting in a 2–0 Copa FGF away win against Igrejinha.[1]

After appearing with the B-side, Ortiz was promoted to the main squad in January 2017, and made his first team debut on 25 February by starting in a 1–0 home win against Brasil de Pelotas for the Campeonato Gaúcho championship. On 6 March, he extended his contract until December 2019.[2]

Ortiz contributed with 13 league appearances during his first senior campaign, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A at first attempt. On 31 December 2017, he was loaned to top-tier side Sport Recife for one year.[3]

Ortiz made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 15 April 2018, starting in a 3–0 away loss against América Mineiro. He appeared rarely as his side suffered relegation, and joined Red Bull Brasil on loan on 12 December.[4]

In April 2019, Ortiz became a player of, and signed a permanent contract with Red Bull Bragantino, after the merger of Red Bull Brasil and Clube Atlético Bragantino.[5]

International career[]

In June 2021, he received his first call-up to the Brazil national team, amidst the 2021 Copa América on home soil, to replace injured defender Felipe for the quarter-finals onward. He became the first Bragantino player to be summoned to the national team since 1994, and the first to be called since Red Bull took over the club. Bragantino was leading the Brasileirao at the moment of the summoning.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 December 2021[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2015 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 2 0
2017 Série B 13 0 12 0 6 0 — 0 0 31 0
Subtotal 13 0 12 0 6 0 — 4 0 35 0
Sport Recife (loan) 2018 Série A 6 0 9 1 2 0 — — 17 1
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2019 Paulista — 16 0 — — — 16 0
Red Bull Bragantino 2019 Série B 30 3 — — — — 30 3
2020 Série A 33 3 12 2 2 0 — — 47 5
2021 23 0 8 0 4 0 12[c] 0 — 47 0
Subtotal 86 6 20 2 6 0 12 0 — 124 8
Career total 105 6 57 3 14 0 12 0 4 0 192 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Fronteira
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References[]

  1. ^ "Inter B vence Igrejinha pela Copa Luiz Fernando Costa" [Inter B defeat Igrejinha for the Copa Luiz Fernando Costa] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Inter renova contratos do volante Charles e do zagueiro Léo Ortiz" [Inter renew contracts of defensive midfielder Charles and stopper Léo Ortiz] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Inter empresta Léo Ortiz e Anselmo ao Sport e segue tentando Rithely" [Inter loan Léo Ortiz and Anselmo to Sport and keep on trying to land Rithely] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Paulistão: Red Bull Brasil acerta empréstimo de defensor do Internacional" [Paulistão: Red Bull Brasil agree loan of Internacional defender] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "RB Brasil assume Bragantino com investimento milionário e quer acesso à elite nesta temporada" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Brazil national team squad Copa America 2021: selected players, absences..." AS.com. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ Léo Ortiz at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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