Jessie Ortiz

Jessie Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Jesús Ortiz
Date of birth (2000-08-11) August 11, 2000
Place of birth United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Number 42
Youth career
2014– Houston Dynamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 1 (0)
2017– Brazos Valley Cavalry 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:44, 23 June 2017 (UTC).

Jesús "Jessie" Ortiz (born August 11, 2000), is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the professional Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, on loan from the Houston Dynamo Academy.

Club career

Ortiz has played with the academy teams of the Houston Dynamo since 2014.[1] During the 2016-17 season, he played for Houston's U-16 team, making two appearances for the U-18 team.[2]

An Academy player competing as an amateur call-up to Houston's USL affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Ortiz made his senior professional debut at the age of 16 on June 10, 2017, in a 3–1 RGV win over the Seattle Sounders 2. He replaced Emilio García in the 90th minute.[3] During the summer of 2017, he made five appearances for the Brazos Valley Cavalry in the USL Premier Development League (PDL).

References

  1. "Dynamo Academy Update: Youth teams compete against local rival Texans SC". Houston Dynamo. 29 September 2014.
  2. "Jesus Ortiz". US Soccer Development Academy.
  3. "Sounders FC 2 suffers 3-1 road loss at Rio Grande Valley FC". Seattle Sounders. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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