Celso Ortiz
Ortiz in 2011
Personal information
Full name Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989[1]
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 16
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– Pachuca 0 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 Paraguay U20 10 (3)
2010– Paraguay 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:36, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pachuca.

Career

On 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

Ortiz 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

AZ Alkmaar

Monterrey

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. ↑ Celso Ortiz viaja para fichar por el Alkmaar de Holanda
  3. ↑ AZ contracteert Celso Ortiz Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Celso Ortiz leaves AZ Alkmaar". 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ AZ land Paraguay starlet
  6. ↑ "Official: AZ Sign Paraguay Under-20 Star Celso Ortiz". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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