José Guillermo Ortiz

José Guillermo Ortiz
Personal information
Full name José Guillermo Ortiz Picado
Date of birth 20 June 1992
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

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

Club career

Alajuelense

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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