Nicolás Ortiz (footballer, born 1995)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Darío Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guaymallén, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Madryn | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia LP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Gimnasia LP | 1 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Sportivo Estudiantes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Quilmes (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Olmedo | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | UT Cajamarca | 75 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Alvarado | 64 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Estudiantes BA | 33 | (0) |
| 2026– | Deportivo Madryn | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Nicolás Darío Ortiz (born 4 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Madryn.[1]
Ortiz began with Gimnasia y Esgrima of the Argentine Primera División.[1][3] In January 2016, Ortiz was loaned to Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes.[4] He made his professional debut on 3 April in a win against Atlético Paraná, coming on as a substitute at 1–1.[1] He featured seven more times in 2016, before playing four times in the following campaign of 2016–17.[1][5] He returned to Gimnasia y Esgrima in January 2017 and appeared on the club's first-team bench on 27 May against Colón but was unused.[1][6] In May 2018, Ortiz scored on his debut versus Newell's Old Boys; father Darío was caretaker manager.[7]
On 20 June, Primera B Nacional's Quilmes loaned Ortiz; having renewed his contract with Gimnasia y Esgrima until 2020.[1][8] Nine appearances followed for Quilmes before he went back to his parent club, who loaned him out to Ecuadorian Serie A side Olmedo on 16 January 2019.[1][9] Like with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Ortiz netted on his bow for Olmedo in a 3–2 defeat to L.D.U. Quito on 9 February.[1] He scored one further time, versus Independiente del Valle, in eighteen games for the Ecuadorian team.[1] In January 2020, Ortiz moved to Peru with UT Cajamarca.[10]
After one year in UT Cajamarca, Ortiz signed for CA Alvarado in the Primera B Nacional. He made his debut for Alvarado in the 45th minute of a match against Patronato, which they lost 6-0. Ortiz played 64 games and scored 6 goals Alvarado in a span of two seasons.
Estudiantes announced his signing on Instagram on January 8th, 2025.
Personal life
Nicolás Ortiz is the son of former professional footballer Darío Ortiz.[4][6]