Michael Ortega
Personal information
Full name Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991
Place of birth Palmar de Varela, Atlántico, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Cali
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2009 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Deportivo Cali 30 (3)
2010–2013 Atlas 17 (1)
2011–2013Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013VfL Bochum (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2015 Junior 63 (5)
2016 Figueirense 7 (0)
2017–2018 Once Caldas 29 (5)
2018 Deportivo Pasto 12 (2)
2018–2019 Baniyas 25 (6)
2019–2020 Omonia 14 (2)
2021– Deportivo Cali 12 (1)
International career
2011 Colombia U20 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2012

Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa (born 6 April 1991) is a Colombian football midfielder.

Career

Born in Palmar de Varela, Atlántico, Ortega joined Deportivo Cali as youth and rose to the professional team. On 7 March 2010, he made his debut to the senior team. At only 17 years, he played the first 68 minutes of the game against Junior. On 4 August 2009, he made his debut in the Copa Sudamericana. He was starter against Universidad de Chile.

On 10 July 2009, Ortega joined Mexican club Atlas. In 2011, he represented Colombia in the 2011 South American Youth Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 17 August 2011, Ortega signed for Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a loan deal from Atlas with the option to sign him in summer of 2013. On 7 August 2012, Bayer Leverkusen loaned Ortega to VfL Bochum.[1][2]

Michael Ortega joined Atletico Junior in July 2013 permanently for $1 million from Brazilian club Figueirense.

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 April 2018[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali2009Categoría Primera A 2310020251
2010 720072
Total 303000020323
Atlas2010–11Mexican Primera División 17100171
Bayer Leverkusen (loan)2011–12Bundesliga 700070
VfL Bochum (loan)2012–132. Bundesliga 9021111
Junior2013Categoría Primera A 18320203
2014 201100301
2015 2517131353
Total 6351910031857
Figueirense2016Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 701020100
Once Caldas2017Categoría Primera A 29520315
Deportivo Pasto2018Categoría Primera A 910091
Career totals 17115242007120218

References

  1. "Michael Ortega" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. "Ortega, Michael" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. Michael Ortega at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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