Defender

Francisco Ortega

River Plate
Argentina
27 yrs
177 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 9
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.69

Age27

Date of birth19 Feb 1999

Height177 cm

Weight75 kg

Preferred footLeft

Market value€6.6M

Contract until31 Dec 2029

Season performance · 2026

Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate

Appearances / Starts9 / 5

Minutes493

Rating6.69

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)1 (1)

Passes · accuracy253 · 86%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 4

Duels won17 / 32

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.06 / 0.29

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls4

Accurate crosses3

Touches356

Possession lost66

Dispossessed4

Aerial duels won2

Ground duels won15

Clearances8

Ball recoveries11

Fouls won5

Fouls committed3

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets3

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)57.61

Top speed (km/h)34.43

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking38

Technical45

Tactical51

Defending65

Creativity43

Characteristics

Weaknesses

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
1 Nov 2026	Boca Juniors – River Plate	1–0	–	–
26 Oct 2026	River Plate – Racing Club	1–0	90'	7.2
19 Oct 2026	Club Atlético Belgrano – River Plate	0–3	90'	6.8
15 Oct 2026	Sarmiento – River Plate	1–1	17'	7.1
20 Sep 2026	River Plate – Huracán	1–2	9'	6.6
12 Sep 2026	Atlético Tucumán – River Plate	1–2	–	–
7 Sep 2026	River Plate – Independiente Rivadavia	3–1	9'	6.6
30 Aug 2026	Banfield – River Plate	2–3	8'	6.3
24 Aug 2026	River Plate – Vélez Sarsfield	2–2	90'	6.7
17 Aug 2026	River Plate – Argentinos Juniors	2–0	90'	6.6
8 Aug 2026	Tigre – River Plate	1–0	90'	6.3
24 Jul 2026	Royal Antwerp FC – Olympiacos FC	3–0	–	–
17 Jul 2026	Olympiacos FC – Fortuna Sittard	3–1	–	–
11 Jul 2026	Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Olympiacos FC	1–1	–	–
8 Jul 2026	Olympiacos FC – Raków Częstochowa	2–1	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 9.5M €

Aug 2026

Olympiacos To: River Plate

Transfer 5M €
Aug 2023

Vélez Sarsfield To: Olympiacos

Transfer 4.5M €
Jan 2018

Vélez Sarsfield Reserve To: Vélez Sarsfield

Transfer
Jul 2016

Vélez U20 To: Vélez Sarsfield Reserve

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 6 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)26

Average rating6.73

Last match rating7.05 Nov 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

7.0 7.2 6.8 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.3

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	River Plate	10 (5)	502	0	1	6.72

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Champions League 2025 · percentile among defenders (189 players)

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10 matches · 855 min

Francisco Ortega: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.79	54
Interceptions / 90 min	0.84	33
Clearances / 90 min	3.47	50
Aerials won / 90 min	0.95	31
Duels won	47.7%	17
Pass accuracy	80.6%	12
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.42	61
Rating	6.46	15

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