Samara Ortiz Cruz (born 16 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Deportivo La Coruña.

Samara Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Samara Ortiz Cruz
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Youth career
2012–2013 Rayo Vallecano
2013–2016 CD Canillas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 CD Tacón 14 (0)
2020–2021 Real Madrid 5 (1)
2021–2022 Brøndby 12 (0)
2022– Deportivo La Coruña 31 (0)
International career
2014– Azerbaijan U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:23, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

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Ortiz was born in Spain to a Cuban mother and a Spanish father.[3] Her twin sister, Malena, is also a footballer.[4] Outside of football, she studied for a degree in Environmental Science at the University of Alcalá.[3]

Club career

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Ortiz started her career in Rayo Vallecano's academy along with her twin sister.[5][6] The sisters both ended up playing for CD Canillas and then its successor CD Tacón, a club that would itself progress to become Real Madrid.[3][5] In the summer of 2021, Samara Ortiz would join Danish club Brøndby meaning that the sisters were separated for the first time.[7] After one season in Denmark, Ortiz opted to move back to Spain and joined Deportivo La Coruña for the 2022–23 season.[8]

International career

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Ortiz became a citizen of Azerbaijan in 2014 and, on 13 September, she made her debut for their under-19 team in a match against Ukraine.[3][9]

References

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  1. ^ Samara Ortiz at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Samara". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Menayo, David (15 January 2020). "Samara y Malena, dos gemelas de corazón blanco". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Dos futbolistas de origen cubano integran plantilla del Real Madrid". ADN Cuba (in Spanish). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b Nieto, Jose (23 November 2021). "Malena Ortiz y su impacto sobre el fútbol femenino en Cuba: el gesto de la jugadora del Real Madrid". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Samara Ortiz". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ Jiménez, Mayca (3 January 2022). "Malena Ortiz se despide del Real Madrid y apunta al Servette". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ Pereira, Eder (19 July 2022). "La lateral Samara Ortiz, octavo refuerzo del Depor Abanca". DXT Campeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Ukraine U19 vs. Azerbaijan U19". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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