José Ortigoza

José María Ortigoza Ortiz (Latin American Spanish: [xoˈse oɾtiˈɣosa]; born 1 April 1987) is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Cerro Porteño.

José María Ortigoza
Personal information
Full name José María Ortigoza Ortiz
Date of birth (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 30
Youth career
2004–2005 Sol de América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Sol de América 101 (29)
2009 → Palmeiras (loan) 32 (4)
2010 → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) 25 (17)
2011 → Cruzeiro (loan) 24 (2)
2012 Shandong Luneng 10 (2)
2013 Ventforet Kofu 8 (1)
2013 Cerro Porteño 19 (5)
2014 Atlas 12 (2)
2014–2017 Cerro Porteño 92 (34)
2018 Náutico 16 (7)
2018 Paraná 5 (0)
2019 Guaraní 41 (14)
2020– Cerro Porteño 2 (0)
International career‡
Paraguay U23
2010– Paraguay 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2013

Career

Club

Ortigoza started his career with the Paraguayan club Sol de América, where he played alongside Pablo Zeballos. He quickly made a good impression and established himself as one of the team's best players, finishing second in goal-scoring in the Apertura 2008 tournament along with Julio Aguilar.[1] In 2009, Ortigoza was transferred to Palmeiras.

In January 2010, Ortigoza was loaned out to the K-League side Ulsan Hyundai FC from Sol de América.

In January 2011, he signed for Brazilian club Cruzeiro EC on loan.

Ortigoza transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng in July 2012.[2] However, after scoring 2 goals in 10 appearances, he was released by Shandong in February 2013.

Ortigoza signed a contract with J1 League club Ventforet Kofu on 22 March 2013.[3] However, after scoring only 1 goal in 8 appearances, he was released by Kofu in June 2013.

International

On 11 November 2010, he earned his first international goals in a match against Hong Kong, scoring two goals.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2010Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong7-0WinFriendly Match
217 November 2010Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong7-0WinFriendly Match
315 February 2012Estadio Feliciano Cáceres Chile2-0WinFriendly Match

Honours

Club
Sol de América

References
  1. Estadísticas Campeonato Paraguayo 2008 Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "山东鲁能官方宣布签约巴拉圭锋煞 披33号球衣(图)_国内足球-中超_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "『ヴァンフォーレ甲府公式サイト』ドメイン変更のお知らせ". www.ventforet.jp. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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