Mauro Ortiz

Mauro Gabriel Ortiz (born 27 September 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nueva Chicago on loan from Talleres.^[1]

Mauro Ortiz

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Gabriel Ortiz
Date of birth	(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nueva Chicago
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Berazategui	52	(10)
2015–2018	Deportivo Riestra	67	(19)
2017–2018	→ Talleres (loan)	13	(0)
2018–	Talleres	18	(2)
2022	→ Patronato (loan)	11	(0)
2022	→ Motagua (loan)	9	(1)
2023–2024	→ Deportivo Riestra (loan)	19	(2)
2024–	→ Nueva Chicago (loan)	20	(1)
International career
2016	Argentina U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:44, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Ortiz began his senior career in Primera C with Berazategui, he stayed with the club for two seasons and scored ten times in fifty-two appearances.^[2][3] On 6 July 2015, Primera B Metropolitana's Deportivo Riestra signed Ortiz.^[1] He scored two goals during his first start on 24 August against Deportivo Español.^[1] In 2016–17, Ortiz netted seventeen goals in forty-two fixtures as Deportivo Riestra won promotion to Primera B Nacional.^[1] August 2017 saw Ortiz sign for Primera División side Talleres on loan.^[4][5] His first appearance came in a 1–0 loss to Patronato on 1 October, which preceded a further twelve matches in his opening season with them.^[1]

In mid-2018, Talleres signed Ortiz permanently.^[6][7] He scored on his next league appearance in August against Gimnasia y Esgrima, before netting again versus Newell's Old Boys in March 2019.^[1] The forward didn't feature in the subsequent 2019–20 campaign due to a number of injuries.^[6] In February 2022, Ortiz was loaned out to Patronato until the end of 2022.^[8] However, the spell was terminated before time, and on 8 August 2022, Ortiz instead joined Hondurian side F.C. Motagua on loan until June 2023.^[9]

International career

In 2016, Ortiz was selected by the Argentina U23s for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy.^[10][11] He featured in games against 1860 Munich II and Shamrock Rovers.^[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2020.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Riestra	2015	Primera B Metropolitana	16	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	16	2
	2016		14	3	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	3
	2016–17		37	14	1	1	—		—		4[a]	2	42	17
	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		67	19	1	1	—		—		4	2	72	22
Talleres (loan)	2017–18	Primera División	13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
Talleres	2018–19		11	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		24	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
Career total			91	21	4	1	3	0	0	0	4	2	102	24

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs