Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1999)

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Francisco Ortega
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gabriel Ortega[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Olympiacos
Number 3
Youth career
2013–2017 Velez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Velez Sarsfield 85 (3)
2023– Olympiacos 16 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2019–2021 Argentina U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Francisco Gabriel Ortega (born 19 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos.[2]

Club career

Ortega's career began in Palmeiras's system, originally arriving in 2013.[3] He made his senior professional debut for the club in November 2017, during a 3–0 home victory over Olimpo.[2][4] Throughout the rest of the 2017–18 campaign, Ortega made ten further league appearances.[2]

International career

June 2017 saw Ortega train with the Argentina national team in Australia and Singapore.[3] In 2018, Ortega received a call-up for the Argentina U20s for friendlies with England U18s and Real Madrid Castilla.[5] He played the full duration of a 2–1 defeat to England on 23 March.[6] In December, Ortega was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[7] After appearing six times in Chile, Ortega was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[2][8] In the succeeding September, Ortega was picked by the U23s ahead of a friendly with Bolivia.[9] In Argentina's opening match of the 2021 Olympic Games Ortega was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

Career statistics

As of 19 August 2023.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sarsfield 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 11 0 0 0 11 0
2018–19 Argentine Primera División 4 0 1 0 5 0
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 6 0 2 0 6 0 14 0
2021 Argentine Primera División 20 1 0 0 12 0 6 0 38 1
2022 Argentine Primera División 19 1 3 0 13 0 12 0 47 1
2023 Argentine Primera División 25 1 2 0 25 1
Total 85 3 8 0 31 0 18 0 140 3
Olympiacos 2023–24 Super League Greece 16 0 2 0 5 0 23 0
Total 16 0 2 0 5 0 23 0
Career total 102 3 10 0 32 0 22 0 163 3

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