Kevin Ortiz (born 18 September 2000) is an Argentine professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

in the

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Career

Rosario Central

In February 2021, Ortiz signed his first contract with

keeping him at the club until December 2022. He spent time working under

Germán Rivarola Germán Ezequiel Rivarola (born 18 April 1979) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as either a left back or a midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central's reserve team. Career Born in , Córdoba, Rivarola s ...

in the reserves of Rosario. Ortiz made his professional debut as a substitute for Rosario Central against

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

on 11 February 2022, the same match Facundo Buonanotte made his league debut, under Kily Gonzalez’s management. It was under

Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; né Martínez; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A dynamic forward (association football), forward in his prime, Tevez ...

however, that Ortiz made his first start. Tevez had taken him, Tomás O’Connor, and Franco Bustos Glavas from Rivalova's reserves to train with the first team squad at the beginning of August 2022. After appearing as a substitute against Tigre on 9 August 2022 he then started a run of games in the next consecutive

matches, starting against

Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine professional association football, football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central returned to the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, th ...

on 13 August 2022, in a 3–1 victory. On 9 September 2022 Ortiz scored his first goal in the top division with a shot from outside the box in a 2–1 away defeat to

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Kevin 2000 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Rosario Central footballers Argentine Primera División players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen