Thomas Ortega

Thomas Ortega
	Ortega in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Thomás Sebastián Ortega
Date of birth	6 December 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Claypole, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Quilmes
Number	3
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2025	Independiente
2022	→ Instituto (loan)
2023–2024	→ Tristán Suárez (loan)
2025–2026	Independiente Rivadavia
2026–	Quilmes
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:55, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Thomas Sebastián Ortega (born 6 December 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Quilmes.

Professional career

On 8 January 2020, Ortega signed his first professional contract with Independiente.^[2]

Ortega made his professional debut with Independiente in a 1-0 Argentine Primera División loss to Racing Club on 9 February 2020.^[3]

In June 2022, Ortega joined Primera Nacional side Instituto on loan for the rest of 2023 with a purchase option.^[4]

In February 2023, Independiente sent Ortega on a one-year loan to Primera Nacional club Tristan Suárez.^[5]

In January 2025, Ortega joined Independiente Rivadavia, signing as a free agent.^[6]

↑ Thomas Ortega at WorldFootball.net
↑ Arci, Walter (8 January 2020). "Ortega 2022".
↑ "Racing Club vs. Independiente - 9 February 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
↑ Ortega se va a préstamo a Córdoba, locoxelrojo.com, 9 June 2022
↑ Barrios, Matías (8 February 2023). "Ortega, a Tristán Suarez para sumar minutos" [Ortega to Tristán Suarez to get minutes]. LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
↑ Sanchez, Francisco (13 January 2025). "Ortega seguirá en Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza". LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2025.