Marcelo Ortiz

Ortiz's current-season form is up 36% on last season (Season 14→19), while his Rating eased 33→21. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	A. Italiano	12	0	1	6.68	—	—
2025/26	Atletico Tucuman · 8th	18	2	0	6.81	21	19
2024/25	Santa Fe	40	2	2	6.79	—	—
2023/24	Atletico Tucuman	17	1	1	6.88	—	—
2022/23	Atletico Tucuman · 5th	13	1	1	6.59	33	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Ortiz is a 32-year-old central defender at A. Italiano, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 80th of 242 on scout potential in the Primera División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (53% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 40 of the 40 centre-backs in the Primera División, on 4 clean sheets and 3.183 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, top 30% of the 40 centre-backs in the Primera División. At 32 Ortiz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 30% centre-backs · Primera División Current season23rd of 40 centre-backs · Primera División 23rd-best centre-back in the Primera División 80th in the Primera División · potential 12th-highest potential centre-back in the Primera División

21.3

Ratingi

12th of 40 centre-backs

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.18

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · A. Italiano finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.18

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.3, Ortiz carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera División (top 30%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53%

Available fixtures32 of 30

Goals / 900.118

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.118

Defensive actions / 903.183

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %27.3

Cards / 900.354

Foul involvement / 900.943

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 32, Ortiz sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ortiz's projected Rating — 21.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primera División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target3

Shots11

Passing

Assists0

Chances created3—

Passes476—

Possession

Duels won56—

Duels won %52.8%—

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions21

Blocks9

Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

A. ItalianoJan 2026 – nowFree

Atletico TucumanJan 2025 – Jan 2026Free Transfer

Independienteuntil Jan 2025

Atletico TucumanJan 2025 – Jan 2025Free Transfer

Santa FeJan 2024 – Jan 2025

Atletico TucumanJan 2022 – Jan 2024

Atletico Tucuman(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2022

Rosario Central(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2019

BBoca Unidosuntil Aug 2017

About M. Ortiz

Marcelo Damián Ortiz is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for A. Italiano, born on January 13, 1994 in Corrientes, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Argentina. A. Italiano currently sit 5th of 16 in the Primera División.

This season

In the current season, M. Ortiz has made 18 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,527 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards.

When M. Ortiz plays, A. Italiano's record this season is 7W-3D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.86 at home against 6.73 on the road.

Recent matches

November 14, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Lanus (96 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 10, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Godoy Cruz (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
November 1, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Independiente (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 21, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs San Lorenzo (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
October 4, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Platense (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 29, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Velez Sarsfield (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 21, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs River Plate (90 minutes, 7 rating)
September 13, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Newells Old Boys (95 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 1, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Gimnasia L.P. (99 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 23, 2025: 3-0 win at home vs Talleres Cordoba (98 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Ortiz at 21.3 with a Season form score of 19.2, ranking 80th of 242 centre-backs in the Primera División. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Copa Argentina. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Ortiz has totalled 243 club appearances with 11 goals and 7 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 40 appearances for Santa Fe.

M. Ortiz's career has also included time at Atletico Tucuman, Independiente, Santa Fe, Rosario Central and BBoca Unidos.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · A. Italiano finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Watch points