Pablo Ortega (footballer)

Pablo Oscar Ortega Vargas (born 29 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Olimpo.[2]

Pablo Ortega
Personal information
Full name Pablo Oscar Ortega Vargas
Date of birth (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Villa Dolores, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olimpo
Youth career
Villa Dolores
Atalaya
2009–2014 Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Talleres 13 (1)
2016Tlaxcala (loan) 12 (4)
2017–2019 Central Córdoba 47 (10)
2019–2021 Ferro Carril Oeste 7 (0)
2021 Güemes 3 (0)
2022– Olimpo 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Career

edit

Ortega played for local club Villa Dolores at youth level, as well as Atalaya.[3][4] Talleres signed the midfielder in 2009.[4] Five years later, Ortega made his debut in the Copa Argentina against Alumni; having previously appeared as an unused substitute in the same competition versus Newell's Old Boys three months prior.[2][5] His first appearance in league football arrived in Torneo Federal A on 7 December 2014 during a match with Gimnasia y Esgrima, prior to his first goal versus Defensores de Belgrano in the following June.[2] In January 2016, Ortega joined Liga Premier de México side Tlaxcala on loan.[2] Four goals in twelve games followed.[1]

He returned to Argentina and Talleres in June 2016, subsequently departing a year later to sign for Torneo Federal A's Central Córdoba.[2] He netted goals over Defensores de Belgrano (2), Libertad, Crucero del Norte, Estudiantes and Juventud Unida Universitario as the club won promotion to Primera B Nacional in his first season.[2] His professional debut came on 26 August 2018 during a draw with Deportivo Morón.[2]

Career statistics

edit
As of 6 December 2018.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Talleres 2014 Torneo Federal A 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2015 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
2016 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 1 1 0 1 0 15 1
Tlaxcala (loan) 2015–16 Liga Premier 12 4 0 0 2[c] 0 14 4
Central Córdoba 2017–18 Torneo Federal A 26 6 3 1 0 0 29 7
2018–19 Primera B Nacional 6 0 4 1 0 0 10 1
Total 32 6 7 2 0 0 39 8
Career total 57 11 7 2 3 0 67 13
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa MX
  2. ^ One appearance in the 2014 Torneo Federal A play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in the 2015–16 Liga Premier de México play-offs

Honours

edit
Talleres[5]
Central Córdoba[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "LIGA MX - Página Oficial". Liga MX. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - P. Ortega". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Pablo Ortega y su momento en Talleres: Esto es soñado y único para mí". Mundod Lavoz. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Pablo Ortega se fue a Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero". Mundod Lavoz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de PABLO ORTEGA". BDFA. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
edit