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
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Liga PRO Ecuador club
Barcelona S.C.
Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...
. 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 ...
,
Lobos BUAP
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,
Emelec,
Botafogo
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and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against
Honduras
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.
Career
Independiente Del Valle
In the
2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against
Deportivo Municipal
Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...
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
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