Kevin Ortega (footballer)
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Full name
Kevin Ariel Ortega Mercado
Date of birth
4 January 2002
Place of birth
Hermosillo, Mexico
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Ariel Ortega Mercado | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hermosillo, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético San Luis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Atlético San Luis | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Pachuca | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Raya2 Expansión | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Monterrey | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Atlético San Luis | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Kevin Ariel Ortega Mercado (born 4 January 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.
Club career
On 7 November 2020, Ortega made his Liga MX debut for Pachuca starting the match against Necaxa, as Pachuca was missing 14 players due to the COVID-19 illness.[1][2]
In July 2021, Ortega signed with Monterrey.[3] He would also play with the side's second team Raya2 Expansión in the Liga de Expansión MX.[4]
In January 2024, he joined Atlético San Luis.[5] He also played with the side's U23 team, winning the U-23 Apertura Championship in December 2024.[6] In March 2025, he was loaned to Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of 2025.[7][8]