Arturo Ortiz (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortíz and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Arturo Ortiz Martínez (born 25 August 1992), also known as Palermo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on loan from Juárez.

Arturo Ortiz

Personal information
Full name	Arturo Ortiz Martínez
Date of birth	(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	El Paso Locomotive
Number	25
Youth career
2007–2008	Unión de Curtidores
2008–2010	Celaya
2010–2011	Monterrey
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Tepic	24	(3)
2012–2014	León	6	(0)
2015–2017	Zacatecas	70	(7)
2017	→ UdeG (loan)	18	(0)
2018–2019	UAT	42	(3)
2019–2021	UdeG	46	(3)
2021–2023	UNAM	67	(4)
2021	→ Pumas Tabasco (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	Juárez	7	(1)
2024–	→ El Paso Locomotive (loan)	20	(1)
International career‡
2022	Mexico	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:43, 11 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 April 2022

International career

On 27 April 2022, Ortiz made his senior national team under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Guatemala.^[1]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 27 April 2022^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Individual

• CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2022^[3]