Samara Ortiz Cruz (born 16 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Deportivo La Coruña.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samara Ortiz Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1997[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) |
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*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
editOrtiz 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
editOrtiz 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
editOrtiz 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
edit- ^ Samara Ortiz at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Samara". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Menayo, David (15 January 2020). "Samara y Malena, dos gemelas de corazón blanco". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Dos futbolistas de origen cubano integran plantilla del Real Madrid". ADN Cuba (in Spanish). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Samara Ortiz". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, Mayca (3 January 2022). "Malena Ortiz se despide del Real Madrid y apunta al Servette". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Pereira, Eder (19 July 2022). "La lateral Samara Ortiz, octavo refuerzo del Depor Abanca". DXT Campeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine U19 vs. Azerbaijan U19". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at Real Madrid