Stefan Ortega

Stefan Ortega
	Ortega with 1860 München in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Ortega Moreno
Date of birth	6 November 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Calden, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Jahn Calden
	KSV Baunatal
0000–2007	Hessen Kassel
2007–2011	Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	Arminia Bielefeld
2014–2017	1860 Munich
2017–	Arminia Bielefeld
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:29, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

Stefan Ortega Moreno (born 6 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld.^[1]

Biography[]

Stefan Ortega Moreno began his career at the north Hessian club before transferring to KSV Baunatal, then to KSV Hessen Kassel. In 2007, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld and became a part of their youth setup. In the he had 6 appearances for the B-Team competing in the Regionalliga West. One year later the first team called him, and he made his senior debut for Arminia on 1 October 2011 against 1. FC Heidenheim replacing the injured Patrick Platins. After a bad performance against rivals Preußen Münster, Ortega lost his place to the Platins, instead appearing primarily in the regional . Nevertheless, Ortega was part of the Arminia squad that achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2012–13 season, subsequently agreeing to a 2-year contract extension.^[2]

In June 2014 Ortega joined TSV 1860 Munich on a free transfer.^[3] He made his Münchner Lions debut in the 1st round of the DFB-Pokal 2014/15, winning 2–1 over Holstein Kiel.^[4] After Gábor Király departed for Fulham F.C. in August 2014, Ortega established himself as first-choice goalkeeper.^[5]

TSV 1860 Munich were relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season, Ortega left the club, transferring back to Arminia on a 3-year contract, succeeding the outgoing Wolfgang Hesl.^[6] In January 2020, Ortega extended his contract until June 2022 following transfer interest from Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.^[7]

National Team[]

In fall 2010, Ortega was called up to the German U-19 squad, but remained an unused substitute. On 21 May 2021, Stefan Ortega received a nomination on call-up for the German senior national team squad for UEFA Euro 2021. He will be called up as soon as Manuel Neuer, Bernd Leno or Kevin Trapp have to withdraw due to injury..^[8]