Francisco Ortega
based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · River Plate.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Olympiakos Piraeus — UEFA Champions League: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 855 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at River Plate; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
F. Ortega is a 27-year-old central defender at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 44. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option (55.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ortega.
On the season, Ortega graded 44 for current form (age-blind), on 11 clean sheets and 2.463 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 44). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 27 Ortega is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Olympiakos Piraeus finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side
2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 33 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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