Mauro Ortiz
Argentine footballer
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Mauro Gabriel Ortiz (born 27 September 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nueva Chicago on loan from Talleres.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Gabriel Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nueva Chicago | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Berazategui | 52 | (10) |
| 2015–2018 | Deportivo Riestra | 67 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | → Talleres (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018– | Talleres | 18 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Patronato (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Motagua (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Deportivo Riestra (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:44, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ortiz began his senior career in Primera C with Berazategui, he stayed with the club for two seasons and scored ten times in fifty-two appearances.[2][3] On 6 July 2015, Primera B Metropolitana's Deportivo Riestra signed Ortiz.[1] He scored two goals during his first start on 24 August against Deportivo Español.[1] In 2016–17, Ortiz netted seventeen goals in forty-two fixtures as Deportivo Riestra won promotion to Primera B Nacional.[1] August 2017 saw Ortiz sign for Primera División side Talleres on loan.[4][5] His first appearance came in a 1–0 loss to Patronato on 1 October, which preceded a further twelve matches in his opening season with them.[1]
In mid-2018, Talleres signed Ortiz permanently.[6][7] He scored on his next league appearance in August against Gimnasia y Esgrima, before netting again versus Newell's Old Boys in March 2019.[1] The forward didn't feature in the subsequent 2019–20 campaign due to a number of injuries.[6] In February 2022, Ortiz was loaned out to Patronato until the end of 2022.[8] However, the spell was terminated before time, and on 8 August 2022, Ortiz instead joined Hondurian side F.C. Motagua on loan until June 2023.[9]
International career
In 2016, Ortiz was selected by the Argentina U23s for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy.[10][11] He featured in games against 1860 Munich II and Shamrock Rovers.[12][13]
Career statistics
- As of 26 October 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Riestra | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4[a] | 2 | 42 | 17 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 72 | 22 | ||||
| Talleres (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Talleres | 2018–19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 24 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs