Julio Ortiz
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 456 | 6.86 |
Scout report
J. Ortiz is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Portland Timbers, rated 19.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 428th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 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 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 76th of 89 of the 89 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.078 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 11).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 76th of 89 of the 89 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.
Ortiz is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.
Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.3% 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 19.8, Ortiz carries the 76th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 89, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portland Timbers finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 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.
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Transfer news
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