José Guillermo Ortiz

José Guillermo Ortiz Picado (born 20 June 1992) is a Costa Rican international footballer who plays for Hồ Chí Minh City.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Picado.

José Guillermo Ortiz

Personal information
Full name	José Guillermo Ortiz Picado[1]
Date of birth	(1992-06-20) 20 June 1992
Place of birth	La Uruca, Costa Rica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Hồ Chí Minh City
Number	27
Youth career
2008–2012	Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Alajuelense	140	(33)
2017–2020	Herediano	70	(26)
2017	→ D.C. United (loan)	16	(1)
2019–2020	→ Millonarios (loan)	19	(8)
2020–	Hồ Chí Minh City	0	(0)
National team^‡
2017–	Costa Rica	13	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Career

Alajuelense

Ortiz spent four seasons in Alajuelense. He scored 15 goals for Alajuelense in 2016.[2]

Herediano

On January 1, 2017, Ortiz joined Herediano.

D.C. United

On 18 December 2016, Ortiz was loaned to D.C. United in MLS with an option to buy.[3]

He scored his first MLS goal on April 1, 2017, scoring in the 18th minute against the Philadelphia Union.[4]

On 30 May 2017, Ortiz was suspended for one game by Major League Soccer for simulation that led to a decisive penalty in a game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[5]

He was released by D.C. United on 12 July 2017.[6]

Millonarios

Ortiz joined the Millonarios on August 6, 2019.

International

Ortiz was named to the 23-man squad for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana, making it his first call-up to the senior national team. In Ortiz's debut, he scored twice, in a 3–0 victory over Belize.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Bermuda's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 January 2017	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Belize	1–0	3–0	2017 Copa Centroamericana
2.				2–0
3.	10 October 2019	Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas	Haiti	1–0	1–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Statistics

As of 5 January 2017

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica			League		Costa Rica Cup		FPD Playoffs		North America		Total
Alajuelense	2012–13	Primera División	9	2	0	0	0	0	—		9	2
	2013–14		24	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	27	6
	2014–15		32	4	0	0	0	0	5	2	37	5
	2015–16		48	17	0	0	0	0	—		48	17
2016–17	27		4	0	0	0	0	—		27	4
	Herediano	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
United States			League		US Open Cup		MLS Cup		North America		Total
D.C. United (loan)	2017	MLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Total	Costa Rica		140	33	0	0	0	0	8	2	148	35
	United States		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career statistics			140	33	0	0	0	0	8	2	148	35

References

1. "José Guillermo Ortiz Picado". Association Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (in Spanish). LDA.cr. February 20, 2016. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
2. "Jose Guillermo Ortiz". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
3. "United acquire José Guillermo Ortiz on loan". 18 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
4. Zeitlin, Dave (April 1, 2017). "D.C. United 2, Philadelphia Union 1 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". Retrieved March 13, 2020.
5. "D.C.'s Jose Guillermo Ortiz among five players suspended by MLS". ESPN. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. Rodriguez, Alicia (12 July 2017). "Report: DC United release on-loan forward Jose Guillermo Ortiz". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
7. "Central American Cup - Belize vs Costa Rica". CONCACAF. CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

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