Jorge Ortiz Mendoza (born 25 April 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays a

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for China League One club

Sichuan Jiuniu Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The tea ...

Club career

Born in

Villacañas Villacañas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * I ...

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, Castile-La Mancha, Ortiz graduated from

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

's youth system, making his debut as a senior with

CD Madridejos Club Deportivo Madridejos is a football club based in Madridejos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Founded in 1968, the team plays in Tercera División Group 18. The club's home ground is ''Nuevo Estadio'', with a 2,000-seat capacity. Season to seas ...

in the Tercera División. In summer 2012 he moved to Albacete Balompié, starting out with the reserves also in the fourth tier. On 18 January 2013, Ortiz signed for

CP Villarrobledo Club Polideportivo Villarrobledo is a Spanish football club based in Villarrobledo, Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1971 as a replacement for folded CD Villarrobledo, it currently plays in Segunda Divisi� ...

of the same league. After featuring sparingly, he joined Internacional de Madrid on 23 August. Ortiz signed with AD Alcorcón on 21 June 2014, being assigned to the

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still in division four. His first game as a professional with the main squad took place on 24 May 2015, as he came on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 3–0 away loss against Real Betis in the

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. On 9 July 2015, Ortiz joined

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club

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

. Roughly one year later, he returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year contract at

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

. Ortiz spent the next three seasons in the Spanish lower leagues, with Atlético Madrid B, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. ( ca, Club Esportiu Atlètic Balears) is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 1920, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

. On 6 August 2020, he moved to the Indian Super League with FC Goa on a two-year deal as a free agent. During his spell in India, Ortiz appeared in

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, scoring in the 1–1 group-stage draw at Al-Rayyan SC on 26 April 2021. On 3 October that year, his team clinched their first ever Durand Cup title after defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0, but he did not take the field in Kolkata. On 11 April 2022, Ortiz joined China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu FC.

Career statistics

Honours

Goa * Durand Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Jorge 1992 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Toledo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Albacete players Internacional de Madrid players AD Alcorcón B players AD Alcorcón footballers CF Fuenlabrada footballers Real Oviedo players Atlético Madrid B players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players CD Atlético Baleares footballers Indian Super League players FC Goa players China League One players Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China