Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pachuca.
 Ortiz in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Cerro Porteño | 46 | (7) |
| 2010–2016 | AZ Alkmaar | 100 | (2) |
| 2016–2023 | Monterrey | 264 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Pachuca | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Paraguay U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2010–2019 | Paraguay | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
editOn 26 August 2009, AZ Alkmaar secured the services of the Paraguayan football midfielder.[2] The Dutch club have signed him from Cerro Porteño on a five-year deal. Ortiz joined AZ in January 2010.[3] On 6 June 2016, Monterrey coach Antonio Mohamed announced that Ortiz would be their first signing ahead of the Apertura 2016.[4]
International career
editOrtiz was a member of the Paraguay national under-20 football team[5] and represented the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt.[6]
He was selected in the final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América, playing the full 90 minutes in the quarterfinal loss against host Brazil.
Honours
editAZ Alkmaar
Monterrey
Pachuca
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CF Monterrey" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ Celso Ortiz viaja para fichar por el Alkmaar de Holanda
- ^ AZ contracteert Celso Ortiz Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Celso Ortiz leaves AZ Alkmaar". 9 June 2016.
- ^ AZ land Paraguay starlet
- ^ "Official: AZ Sign Paraguay Under-20 Star Celso Ortiz". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
External links
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- Celso Fernando Ortiz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Celso Ortiz at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Celso Ortiz at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
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