Martín Ortega
ratings updated 25 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Tigre — Copa Argentina: 37 apps, 0g 1a, 900 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Newells Old Boys; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 6.03 |
Scout report
M. Ortega is a 27-year-old full-back at Newells Old Boys, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 291st of 539 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ortega.
Judged on this season alone, Ortega graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 clean sheets and 3.86 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 26). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 52nd of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Ortega is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.2, Ortega carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 83 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.86 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 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
