Field Insider
20
0.5%
Ratingi
6.8
±0%
Seasoni
1.9
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJulio Joao Ortiz Landázuri
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEcuador
Age30
Date of birth1 May 1996
BirthplaceEsmeraldas
Height177 cm
Shirt number#80
ClubPortland Timbers
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
759
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer9014566.86

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Ortiz is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Portland Timbers, rated 20.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 393rd of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ortiz.

Judged on this season alone, Ortiz graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 73rd of 81 of the 81 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.628 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 68th of 81 of the 81 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Ortiz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Ortiz is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potential68th of 81 central midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent season73rd of 81 central midfielders · Major League Soccer73rd-best central midfielder in the Major League Soccer393rd in the Major League Soccer · potential68th-highest potential central midfielder in the Major League Soccer
20.1
Ratingi
68th of 81 central midfielders
6.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33%
Minutes
limited game time
2.63
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

21
Apps
2.63
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33% 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 20.1, Ortiz carries the 68th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 81. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 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 Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.