Christian Jonatan Ortiz (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sport Recife.

Career

Ortiz's career began in 2008 with

Real Arroyo Seco Real Arroyo Seco (2004–10) was a football club from Arroyo Seco in Santa Fe, Argentina that played in Torneo Argentino B, the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system. The club was founded in 2004, making t ...

in Torneo Argentino A, he featured ten times for the club. In 2008, Ortiz joined

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of the

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. Two years later, after no games for Huracán, Ortiz left to join Uruguayan Primera División team

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. He made his professional debut on 5 September 2010 in a defeat to Liverpool, prior to scoring his first senior goal two weeks later against River Plate. He spent two seasons with Racing Club, scoring six goals in thirty-seven appearances. In July 2012, Ortiz returned to Argentine football to sign for

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's Independiente. His Independiente debut arrived on 28 November versus

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. After just two further appearances in the next four years, Ortiz joined Peruvian Primera División side

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on loan for the

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season. He went on to score twenty times, including one brace against

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana is a Peruvian association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura region, Piura. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruvian Primera División in 198 ...

on 18 September 2016, in forty appearances for the club. On 24 January 2017, Ortiz returned to Peru to play for

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

on loan. He scored in his first match, netting a late consolation against Sport Rosario on 25 February. Ten more goals followed in forty-five games in all competitions for them. Former club Universidad San Martín resigned Ortiz permanently in July 2018, seven months before he completed a return to another previous team: Sporting Cristal. He made his bow on 24 February versus

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

, prior to scoring twice on his

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debut against Unión Española in May.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Christian 1992 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Torneo Argentino A players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Primera Nacional players Peruvian Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Real Arroyo Seco footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Sporting Cristal footballers Independiente del Valle footballers Club Tijuana footballers Charlotte FC players Defensa y Justicia footballers Sport Club do Recife players Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Major League Soccer players