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Jordi Cortizo

Squad depthLeon · 30 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJordi Cortizo de la Piedra
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityMexico
Age30
Date of birth30 Jun 1996
BirthplaceSantiago de Querétaro
Height172 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubLeon
Central midfielder
10
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
640
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leon.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Monterrey — CONCACAF Champions League: 4 apps, 2g 0a, 136 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX2101257.25

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Cortizo is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Leon, rated 23.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 148 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cortizo.

Judged on this season alone, Cortizo graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the Liga MX, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.343 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 19th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the Liga MX. At 30 Cortizo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
23.3
Ratingi
19th of 24 central midfielders
10
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.34
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leon finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

26
Apps
2.34
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.1% 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 23.3, Cortizo carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga MX of 24. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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 MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.