Marcelo Ortiz profile
- Club
- Audax Italiano
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Date of birth
- 1994-01-13
- Birthplace
- Corrientes, Argentina
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 174 lbs
- Shirt number
- 29
- Signing / transfer fee
- On Loan
About Marcelo Ortiz
Marcelo Damián Ortiz (born 13 January 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Tucumán.
Career
Ortiz started off with Primera B Nacional's Boca Unidos, who loaned him out during the 2012–13 campaign to Comunicaciones of Torneo Argentino B. He made twenty-two appearances for Comunicaciones before returning to his parent club. Boca Unidos subsequently gave Ortiz his professional football debut in December 2013 during a Primera B Nacional home draw over San Martín, having previously been an unused substitute three times between the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. He then made one hundred and ten further appearances in the following years between 2014 and 2017.
On 5 August 2017, Ortiz joined Argentine Primera División side Rosario Central on loan. His Primera División debut arrived on 26 August versus Colón.