Nicolás Ortiz (footballer, born 1995)
# Nicolás Ortiz (footballer, born 1995)

Nicolás Darío Ortiz (born 4 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UT Cajamarca.

## Career

Ortiz began with Gimnasia y Esgrima of the Argentine Primera División. In January 2016, Ortiz was loaned to Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes. He made his professional debut on 3 April in a win against Atlético Paraná, coming on as a substitute at 1–1. He featured seven more times in 2016, before playing four times in the following campaign of 2016–17. He returned to Gimnasia y Esgrima in January 2017 and appeared on the club's first-team bench on 27 May against Colón but was unused. In May 2018, Ortiz scored on his debut versus Newell's Old Boys; father Darío was caretaker manager.

On 20 June, Primera B Nacional's Quilmes loaned Ortiz; having renewed his contract with Gimnasia y Esgrima until 2020. Nine appearances followed for Quilmes before he went back to his parent club, who loaned him out to Ecuadorian Serie A side Olmedo on 16 January 2019. Like with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Ortiz netted on his bow for Olmedo in a 3–2 defeat to L.D.U. Quito on 9 February. He scored one further time, versus Independiente del Valle, in eighteen games for the Ecuadorian team. In January 2020, Ortiz moved to Peru with UT Cajamarca.

## Personal life

Nicolás Ortiz is the son of former professional footballer Darío Ortiz.

## Career statistics

    As of 13 March 2020.

Club statistics :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Quilmes (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Olmedo (loan) | 2019 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| UT Cajamarca (loan) | 2020 | Peruvian Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
