Alfredo Ortuño

Alfredo Ortuño Martínez (born 21 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortuño and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Alfredo Ortuño
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Ortuño Martínez
Date of birth (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
Place of birth Yecla, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Albacete
Youth career
2008–2009 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Albacete 25 (0)
2009–2010 Albacete B 20 (6)
2011–2012 Getafe B 31 (4)
2012–2013 Levante B 31 (5)
2013–2014 La Hoya Lorca 18 (8)
2014–2015 Granada 5 (0)
2014 → Girona (loan) 20 (9)
2015 → Las Palmas (loan) 18 (4)
2015–2017 Las Palmas 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Zaragoza (loan) 20 (7)
2016 → Mallorca (loan) 19 (4)
2016–2017 → Cádiz (loan) 42 (17)
2017 Valladolid 0 (0)
2018 Real Salt Lake 3 (0)
2018– Albacete 15 (1)
2019 → Extremadura (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Oviedo (loan) 38 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020

Club career

Born in Yecla, Region of Murcia, Ortuño graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup. On 20 December 2008, while still a junior, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against UD Las Palmas for the Segunda División.[1]

In summer 2010, Ortuño was definitely promoted to the main squad, but appeared rarely as the Castilla-La Mancha side dropped down a level. On 11 July 2011, he moved to Getafe CF B in Segunda División B,[2] and continued to compete in that level in the following seasons, representing Levante UD B[3] and La Hoya Lorca CF.[4]

Ortuño joined Granada CF from La Liga on 17 January 2014, being immediately loaned to Girona FC.[5] He scored his first professional goal on the 25th, netting his team's only in a 1–1 home draw against SD Eibar;[6] he finished the campaign as club top scorer alongside Gerard Bordas, as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation from the second level.[7]

On 28 July 2014, Ortuño signed a new deal with Granada running until 2018.[8] He played his first game in the Spanish top flight on 23 August, featuring 45 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]

On 16 January 2015, Ortuño was loaned to Las Palmas until June.[10] After winning promotion to the top division he was bought outright for €1 million, signing a contract until 2019[11] but being loaned to Real Zaragoza in the second tier on 21 July.[12]

After an unassuming six-month spell at RCD Mallorca in 2016, Ortuño joined fellow second tier club Cádiz CF on 4 August of that year, on loan.[13] He scored a career-best 17 goals during the season, including braces against Getafe CF, AD Alcorcón and Córdoba CF.[14]

On 2 September 2017, Ortuño cut ties with Las Palmas[15] and signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid the following day.[16] Late in the month, however, he unilaterally terminated his contract with the latter, triggering a clause which meant he would not be able to compete in the Spanish second division that season.[17]

On 3 January 2018, 27-year-old Ortuño moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed with Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake.[18] He was released on 23 July,[19] and joined his first club Albacete on a three-year deal just hours later.[20]

On 30 January 2019, Ortuño was loaned to fellow second division side Extremadura UD until June.[21] On 6 August, he moved to Real Oviedo of the same tier also in a temporary deal.[22]

Personal life

Ortuño's younger brother, Juan Tomás, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was brought up at Albacete.[23][24]

References
  1. Las Palmas pasa por encima del Albacete (Las Palmas steamroll Albacete); Marca, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. Mercado: El Getafe ficha a Alfredo Ortuño para el filial (Market: Getafe sign Alfredo Ortuño for the reserves); Goal, 11 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. El Levante UD B se refuerza con la incorporación de Ortuño (Levante UD B bolster with Ortuño's addition) Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 19 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Alfredo Ortuño refuerza la delantera de La Hoya (Alfredo Ortuño bolsters La Hoya's attack); La Verdad, 31 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El Granada ficha a Alfredo Ortuño y lo cede al Girona (Granada sign Alfredo Ortuño and loan him to Girona); Marca, 17 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Empate que no saca de abajo a los gerundenses (Draw that does not take gerundenses from the bottom); Marca, 25 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. "Joven, experiencia y 35 goles; Ortuño da el salto de calidad" [Young, experience and 35 goals; Ortuño takes a leap in quality] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. El Granada amplía dos temporadas más el contrato del delantero Alfredo Ortuño (Granada extend forward Alfredo Ortuño's contract for two further seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 28 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. "El Granada ya muestra el oficio 'made in Caparrós'" [Granada already showing know-how 'made in Caparrós'] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. "La UD cierra la cesión de Ortuño, delantero procedente del Granada" [UD complete the loan of Ortuño, forward from Granada] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. "El Granada recibirá 1 millón por el pase definitivo de Alfredo Ortuño" [Granada will receive 1 million for the rights of Alfredo Ortuño] (in Spanish). Iusport. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  12. "Alfredo Ortuño refuerza la delantera zaragocista" [Alfredo Ortuño bolsters the zaragocista attack] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. "Ortuño, cedido al Cádiz CF" [Ortuño, loaned to Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. "Sólo Ortuño es capaz de seguir el ritmo de Luis Suárez y Messi" [Only Ortuño can keep up the pace with Luis Suárez and Messi] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. "La UD Las Palmas y Alfredo Ortuño acuerdan la rescisión del contrato del jugador" [UD Las Palmas and Alfredo Ortuño agree to termination of the player's contract] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  16. "Ortuño, gol para el Pucela" [Ortuño, goal for Pucela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. "Ortuño no podrá jugar en Segunda esta campaña" [Ortuño will not be able to play in Segunda this season] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  18. "Real Salt Lake signs Spanish forward Alfredo Ortuño". Real Salt Lake. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  19. "Real Salt Lake, forward Alfredo Ortuño agree to part ways". Major League Soccer. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  20. "El Albacete refuerza su delantera con Alfredo Ortuño" [Albacete bolster their forward line with Alfredo Ortuño] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  21. "Alfredo Ortuño, cedido al Extremadura UD" [Alfredo Ortuño, loaned to Extremadura UD] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  22. "Ortuño signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  23. "Los hermanos Ortuño, abonados al gol" [The Ortuño brothers, married to goal] (in Spanish). La Liga. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  24. "El duelo de los Ortuño" [The duel of the Ortuños] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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