Jesús "Jessie" Ortiz (born August 11, 2000), is an American soccer player who currently plays college soccer for the Seattle Redhawks men's soccer program.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | August 11, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Redhawks | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Houston Dynamo | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Seattle Redhawks | 20 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Brazos Valley Cavalry | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2019 | |||
Club career
editOrtiz 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).
College
editAhead of the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Ortiz signed a National Letter of Intent to play college soccer for Seattle University. Ortiz was an immediate starter on the Redhawks program, making 20 appearances and scoring one goal in his freshman year.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Dynamo Academy Update: Youth teams compete against local rival Texans SC". Houston Dynamo. 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Jesus Ortiz". US Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "Sounders FC 2 suffers 3-1 road loss at Rio Grande Valley FC". Seattle Sounders. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "2019 Seattle U Men's Soccer Seattle U Overall Individual Statistics". November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
External links
edit- Jessie Ortiz at Soccerway
- Jessie Ortiz at USL Championship
- Jessie Ortiz at USL PDL
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