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Colombian footballer (born 1991)

Michael Ortega
Personal information
Full name Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Palmar de Varela, Atlántico, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team The Strongest
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)
2011–2013 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 12 (2)
2012–2013 → VfL Bochum (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2015 Junior 66 (8)
2016 Figueirense 10 (1)
2017–2018 Once Caldas 29 (5)
2018 Deportivo Pasto 12 (2)
2018–2019 Baniyas 25 (6)
2019–2020 Omonia 14 (2)
2021–2022 Deportivo Cali 30 (1)
2022– The Strongest 56 (13)
International career
2011 Colombia U20 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Michael Javier Ortega Dieppa (born 6 April 1991) is a Colombian football midfielder who plays for Bolivian side The Strongest.

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.

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Cali 2009 Categoría Primera A 23 1 0 0 — 2 0 25 1
2010 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
Total 30 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 3
Atlas 2010–11 Mexican Primera División 17 1 0 0 — 17 1
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2011–12 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
VfL Bochum (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 9 0 2 1 — 11 1
Junior 2013 Categoría Primera A 18 3 2 0 — 20 3
2014 20 1 10 0 — 30 1
2015 25 1 7 1 — 3 1 35 3
Total 63 5 19 1 0 0 3 1 85 7
Figueirense 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7 0 1 0 — 2 0 10 0
Once Caldas 2017 Categoría Primera A 29 5 2 0 — 31 5
Deportivo Pasto 2018 Categoría Primera A 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
Career totals 171 15 24 2 0 0 7 1 202 18

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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