Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1996)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ladislao Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Centenario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Pantoja | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colón | |||
| El Quillá | |||
| 2013–2018 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Central Norte (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Central Norte | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | 9 de Julio | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Atlético Pantoja | 24 | (3) |
| 2022 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 12 | (1) |
| 2022– | Atlético Pantoja | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 14 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Francisco Ladislao Ortega (born 19 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Dominicana club Atlético Pantoja.[3]
Ortega spent seven years in the academy of Colón, which preceded a spell with El Quillá.[1] In 2013, Ortega completed a move to Atlético de Rafaela.[1][4] He was moved into their senior squad ahead of the 2018–19 Primera B Nacional, with the defender making his professional debut after featuring for the remaining twenty-seven minutes of a home win over Olimpo on 19 October 2018; he had previously appeared in their first-team when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina tie with Defensores de Belgrano in the preceding July.[3][5] Ortega spent six months on loan with Central Norte in early 2019, making nine appearances.[5]
After securing promotion with Central Norte, Ortega returned to Atlético de Rafaela in July 2019 - before terminating his contract thirteen months later.[6][7] At the end of November 2020, Ortega once again signed with Central Norté.[8] However, Ortega didn't play any official matches for the club after his return to the club, since he tested positive for Coronavirus in December.[9]
Prior to the start of the Liga Rafaelina de Fútbol, Club Atlético 9 de Julio announced the arrival of Ortega.[10] However, on 25 March 2022 it was confirmed, that Ortega had left 9 de Julio to join Dominican club Atlético Pantoja.[11] A year later, in March 2022, Ortega then signed for Bosnian First League club Jedinstvo Bihać.[12][13] He returned to Atlético Pantoja in June 2022 again.