José Guillermo Ortiz

José Guillermo Ortiz Picado (born 20 June 1992) is a Costa Rican international footballer who plays as a forward for Costa Rican club Herediano.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 (age 32)
Place of birth	Uruca, Costa Rica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Herediano
Number	77
Youth career
2008–2013	Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Alajuelense	140	(33)
2017–	Herediano	92	(30)
2017	→ D.C. United (loan)	16	(1)
2019–2020	→ Millonarios (loan)	19	(8)
2020	→ Ho Chi Minh City (loan)	6	(1)
2021	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Costa Rica	21	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2022

Club 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 Colombian side Millonarios on August 6, 2019, on loan from his club Herediano. On August 11, he debuted for the club in the game against Atlético Huila. He scored his first goals on August 14 against Independiente Medellín in 2019 Copa Colombia.

He scored his first goal in 2020 against La Equidad in a 2–2 draw, previously he scored his first hat-tricks in Colombia also against the same opponent.^[7]

Ho Chi Minh City

In July 2020, he made a surprise decision by confirmed joining the Vietnamese side Ho Chi Minh City FC, becoming the first full Costa Rican international players, alongside teammate Ariel Francisco Rodríguez, to play in Vietnam.^[8]

International career

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.^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

No.	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

Career 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. 20 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 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 (1 April 2017). "D.C. United 2, Philadelphia Union 1 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". Retrieved 13 March 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. "José Ortiz anotó para Millonarios contra la Equidad". 3 February 2020.
8. "José Guillermo Ortiz se queda en Vietnam ¿Y Ariel Rodríguez?". August 2020.
9. "Central American Cup - Belize vs Costa Rica". CONCACAF. CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.