Leonardo "Léo" Rech Ortiz (born 3 January 1996) is a Brazilian

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who plays as

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for

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club

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and the Brazil national team. Ortiz won the 2021 Bola de Prata and despite being called-up to the

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national team since 2021 he made his debut only in 2025. He is son of Luís Fernando Roese Ortiz, one of the greatest

ian

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players of all time.

Club career

Internacional

Born in

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, Ortiz was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 2 September 2015, starting in a 2–0

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away win against Igrejinha. After appearing with the B-side, Ortiz was promoted to the main squad in January 2017, and made his first team debut on 25 February by starting in a 1–0 home win against Brasil de Pelotas for the

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championship. On 6 March, he extended his contract until December 2019. Ortiz had 13

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

appearances during his first senior season, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A at first attempt. Ortiz made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 15 April 2018, starting in a 3–0 away loss against

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Sport Recife (loan)

On 31 December 2017, he was loaned to top-tier side

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for one year. He only had six appearances for

as his side had been relegated in the

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. On 12 December 2018, Ortiz joined

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on loan.

Red Bull Bragantino

In April 2019, Ortiz signed a permanent deal with

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, after the merger of

and

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Flamengo

On 5 March 2024, Ortiz signed a five year contract with

in a

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7m transfer deal. He debuted for his new club on 10 April 2024 in a

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2–0 win against

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, in this match Ortiz also scored his first goal for

International career

In June 2021, he received his first call-up to the

national team, amidst the

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on home soil, to replace injured defender

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for the quarter-finals onward. He became the first

player to be summoned to the national team since 1994, and the first to be called since

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took over the club.

was leading the

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at that Time.

finished the continental championship as runners-up.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Flamengo *

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Individual

* Bola de Prata: 2021 * Troféu Mesa Redonda Best Centre-back in Brazil:

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Team of the Season:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Leo 1996 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players SC Internacional players Sport Club do Recife players Red Bull Bragantino II players Red Bull Bragantino players CR Flamengo footballers Brazil men's international footballers 2021 Copa América players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen