Thomas Ortega

Thomas Ortega
	Ortega in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Thomás Sebastián Ortega
Date of birth	6 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Claypole, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Tristán Suárez; (on loan from Independiente)
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Independiente
2022	→ Instituto (loan)
2023–	→ Tristán Suárez (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Thomas Sebastián Ortega (born 6 December 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primera Nacional club Tristán Suárez, on loan from Independiente.

Professional career

On 8 January 2020, Ortega signed his first professional contract with Independiente.^[2]

Ortega made his professional debut with Independiente in a 1-0 Argentine Primera División loss to Racing Club on 9 February 2020.^[3]

In June 2022, Ortega joined Primera Nacional side Instituto on loan for the rest of 2023 with a purchase option.^[4]

In February 2023, Independiente sent Ortega on a one-year loan to Primera Nacional club Tristan Suárez.^[5]

^ Thomas Ortega at WorldFootball.net
^ Arci, Walter (8 January 2020). "Ortega 2022".
^ "Racing Club vs. Independiente - 9 February 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
^ Ortega se va a préstamo a Córdoba, locoxelrojo.com, 9 June 2022
^ Barrios, Matías (8 February 2023). "Ortega, a Tristán Suarez para sumar minutos" [Ortega to Tristán Suarez to get minutes]. LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2023.