Michael Ortega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa | ||
| Date of birth | April 6, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Palmar de Varela, Atlántico, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Junior | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo Cali | 30 | (3) |
| 2010– | Atlas | 17 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | → Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | Junior | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Colombia U20 | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa (born in Palmar de Varela, Atlántico, on April 6, 1991) is a Colombian football midfielder who plays for Atletico Junior.
Career
Ortega can play as creative midfielder. He joined Deportivo Cali as youth and rose to the professional team.
On March 7, 2009, he made his debut to the senior team. At only 17 years, he played the first 68 minutes of the game against Junior. On August 4, 2009, he made his debut in the Copa Sudamericana. He was starter against Universidad de Chile.
On July 10, 2010, the Mexican soccer club Atlas signed Ortega. In 2011, Ortega represented Colombia in the 2011 South American Youth Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On August 17, 2011, Ortega was signed by Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a loan deal form Atlas with the option to sign him in summer of 2013. On 7 August 2012 Bayer 04 Leverkusen loaned Ortega to the VfL Bochum even though the player is only on loan form Atlas with them.[1][2] Michael Ortega joined Atletico Junior in July, 2013 on fully ownership for $1.000.000 USD.
Statistics
As of May 15, 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 2009 | Deportivo Cali | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Mexico | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 2010–11 | Club Atlas | Primera División | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||||
| 2011–12 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Colombia | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 2013 | Atlético Junior | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | ||||||||
| Colombia | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Mexico | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ "Michael Ortega" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Ortega, Michael" (in German). kicker. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
External links
- Michael Ortega at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Michael Ortega Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)