Francisco_Ortega_(footballer,_born_1999)

Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1999)

Francisco Ortega (footballer, born 1999)

Argentine footballer


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]

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Club career

Ortega's career began in Palmeiras's system, originally arriving in 2013.[3] He made his senior professional debut for the club in November 2017, during a 3–0 home victory over Olimpo.[2][4] Throughout the rest of the 2017–18 campaign, Ortega made ten further league appearances.[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.

Career statistics

As of 19 August 2023.[2]
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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Argentina - F. Ortega". Soccerway. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "Francisco Ortega: Vértigo y equilibrio en un mismo jugador". Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de Francisco Ortega". BDFA. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "Junto al Sub 20 rumbo a Europa". Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. "A second-half comeback in Manchester sees Young Lions beat a mixed-age Argentina team". The Football Association. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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