Ulises Ortegoza

Ulises Ortegoza
Personal information
Full name Diego Ulises Ortegoza
Date of birth (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Talleres
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Argentino Oeste – (–)
2018 General Rojo UD – (–)
2018–2021 Los Andes 45 (7)
2022 Gimnasia de Mendoza 16 (6)
2023– Talleres 77 (1)
International career‡
2024– Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Diego Ulises Ortegoza (born 19 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Talleres. Born in Argentina, he represents the Chile national team.

Club career

Not having was with any club at youth level, Ortegoza played for Argentino Oeste and General Rojo Unión Deportiva in the San Nicolás league before joining Los Andes in 2018, aged 21. Having first played for the reserve team, he made his professional debut in 2019 and spent three seasons with the first team until 2021 in both the Primera Nacional and the Primera B Metropolitana.[2][3][4]

In 2022, he switched to Gimnasia de Mendoza in the Primera Nacional.[5] The next season, he joined Talleres de Córdoba in the Argentine top level.[6]

International career

A naturalized Chilean, Ortegoza was included in the Chile preliminary squad for the 2024 Copa América.[7][8] He received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Colombia in October 2024.[9] He made his debut in the second match by replacing Erick Pulgar at minute 84.[10]

Personal life

Ortegoza holds dual Argentine-Chilean nationality due to his Chilean heritage from his paternal grandmother.[7][3][11]

International

As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Ulises Ortegoza". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ ""Un premio al esfuerzo": Un nicoleño que fue la figura de Talleres ante River". www.diarioelnorte.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Otro argentino muy cerca de la selección de Chile". Olé (in Spanish). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ "No hizo Inferiores, se probó a los 21 años y amargó a River en el Monumental". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Ulises Ortegoza y un nuevo desafío en la B Nacional". www.diarioelnorte.com.ar (in Spanish). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ Sanguedolce, José (22 June 2022). "Talleres concretó la adquisición definitiva de Ulises Ortegoza". Club Atlético Talleres (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "La gran sorpresa de Gareca: ¿Quién es Ulises Ortegoza?". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ Retamal, Pablo (6 May 2024). "¿Quién es Ulises Ortegoza? La gran novedad de Gareca en la lista larga de la Copa América". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ^ Vega, Diego (6 October 2024). "La nómina de Gareca sufre cambios de última hora: un nuevo convocado y dos quedan fuera". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ Rubio, Jorge (15 October 2024). "Así fue el FRUSTRANTE debut de Ulises Ortegoza en la Roja de Gareca". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  11. ^ "En el radar de Gareca: Juega en Talleres de Córdoba, tiene sangre chilena y fue reservado por el Tigre en su primera nómina". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.