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Diego Ortegoza

Squad depthRacing Club · 29 yrsRotationNew signing

Profile

Full nameDiego Ulises Ortegoza
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth19 Apr 1997
BirthplaceSan Nicolás de los Arroyos
Height180 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubRacing Club
Central midfielderalso played FWD
18
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1013
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Racing Club.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Talleres CordobaCONMEBOL Libertadores: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 301 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Racing Club; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Talleres Cordoba15028666.61
World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Chile100126.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Ortegoza is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Racing Club, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 354th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ortegoza.

Judged on this season alone, Ortegoza graded 8 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.358 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 73rd of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Ortegoza is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
27.9
Ratingi
73rd of 96 central midfielders
8.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.36
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Racing Club finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.36
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
7
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.9, Ortegoza carries the 73rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 96. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target5
Shots11

Passing

Assists2
Chances created16
Passes398
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won48
Duels won %39.7%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles27
Interceptions7
Blocks2
Fouls committed24
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.