On 24 March 2018, Ortega's debut for Mexican side Club América came on a friendly game coming in as a sub on the 68th minute for Enrique Cedillo against Club Tijuana. The game ended on a 2–2 draw and he was wearing number 29.[2][3]
On 18 January 2020, Ortega made his official Liga MX debut playing the full match for Club América against Tigres UANL after it was announced that Bruno Valdez was ineligible to start the match due to injury.
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Toluca
On 17 June 2020, Ortega joined Liga MX side Deportivo Toluca on a loan agreement for the remainder of the season with the option for a permanent deal.[5]