Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1999)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Gabriel Ortega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | 84 | (3) |
| 2023– | Olympiacos | 65 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Argentina U23 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 (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]
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.
