Nicolás Ortiz (footballer, born 1995)

Nicolás Darío Ortiz (born 4 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for UT Cajamarca, on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1]

Nicolás Ortiz

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(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	UT Cajamarca (on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima)
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Gimnasia y Esgrima	1	(1)
2016	→ Estudiantes (loan)	12	(0)
2018	→ Quilmes (loan)	9	(0)
2019	→ Olmedo (loan)	18	(2)
2020–	→ UT Cajamarca (loan)	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ortiz began with Gimnasia y Esgrima of the Argentine Primera División.[1][2] In January 2016, Ortiz was loaned to Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes.[3] 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][4] 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][5] In May 2018, Ortiz scored on his debut versus Newell's Old Boys; father Darío was caretaker manager.[6]

On 20 June, Primera B Nacional's Quilmes loaned Ortiz; having renewed his contract with Gimnasia y Esgrima until 2020.[1][7] 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][8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Nicolás Ortiz is the son of former professional footballer Darío Ortiz.[3][5]

Career statistics

As of 13 March 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gimnasia y Esgrima	2016	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		1	1	0	0	—		0	0	1	1
	Total		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Estudiantes (loan)	2016	Primera B Nacional	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
	2016–17		4	0	1	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	—		0	0	13	0
Quilmes (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Olmedo (loan)	2019	Serie A	18	2	0	0	—		0	0	18	2
UT Cajamarca (loan)	2020	Peruvian Primera División	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Career total			45	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	46	3

References

1. "Nicolás Ortiz profile". Soccerway. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. "Nuevos contratos". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
3. "Con tres juveniles". Solo Ascenso. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
4. "Nicolás Ortiz profile". BDFA. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
5. "Apuestan por Ortiz, que por primera vez irá al banco". Info Cielo. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
6. "Debutó el hijo del DT ¡e hizo un gol!". Olé. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
7. "Nicolás Ortíz fue cedido a préstamo a Quilmes". Diario Hoy. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
8. "Argentino Nicolás Ortiz, con ansias al llegar a Olmedo". El Universo. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
9. "UTC: Delio Ojeda es nuevo defensa del 'Gavilán' para el 2020". Fútbol Peruano. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links

• Nicolás Ortiz at Soccerway