Francisco Ortega (footballer)

Francisco Ortega
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gabriel Ortega
Date of birth (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Number 34
Youth career
2013–2017 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Vélez Sarsfield 11 (0)
National team
2018– Argentina U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Francisco Gabriel Ortega (born 19 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sarsfield.[1]

Career

Club

Ortega's career began in Vélez Sarsfield'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

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]

Career statistics

As of 27 May 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2017–18 Primera División 11000——00110
Career total 11000——00110
  1. ↑ Includes the Copa Argentina

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - F. Ortega". Soccerway. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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.
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