Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra (born 10 October 1995) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian

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who plays as a

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for Liga PRO Ecuador club

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. Previously Cortez played for

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador, that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club play ...

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, Emelec,

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and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against

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Career

Independiente Del Valle

In the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against

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to keep his team in the competition.

Jail

On April 24,2022 Gabriel "Loco'' Cortez was arrested for potential ties with cartel. In June 2022 he was released on bail.

Career statistics

References

1995 births Living people Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players C.S. Emelec footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers People from Esmeraldas Province Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Association football midfielders {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub