Jose Ortega

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
High School:
Georgetown Preparatory School

2025: All-ACC Academic Team … Played in 12 matches, making seven starts … Logged 647 minutes on the pitch … Finished the season with two goals and three assists for seven points … Registered 13 shots with five on goal … Scored in back-to-back appearances against Syracuse Orange men’s soccer (9/19) and Howard Bison men’s soccer (9/23), with both goals serving as game-winners … Tallied a season-high two assists in a win over Averett Cougars men’s soccer (9/30) … Posted a season-high four shots against California Golden Bears men’s soccer (11/5) … Played a full 90 minutes in Duke’s win over UC San Diego Tritons men’s soccer (8/24).

2024: Appeared in 17 matches, starting two, in his junior season ... Tallied four goals and three assists in 502 minutes ... Scored twice vs. Howard (10/16) ... Season-high 64 minutes vs. UC San Diego.

2023: Appeared in five games during his sophomore season ... Logged at least 20 minutes in three of his five games ... Tallied two shots, including one on goal, during the season ... Finished the year with 77 total minutes, led by a season-high 27 vs. Furman (8/27).

2022: Played in two games as a freshman ... Made his Duke debut against Milwaukee (8/28) ... Played a total of seven minutes.

Before Duke: Comes to Durham after a decorated tenure at Bethesda SC … Won several titles across his time with Bethesda SC, including the State Cup, Regional, EDP Cup, OBGC and Dallas Cup … The top goal scorer on the east coast and a top-10 goal scorer nationally … Earned trials with several different international clubs, including the Arsenal Puma Trials (2016-17), Mainz, Darmstadt & Sandhausen (Germany, 2017-18) … Competed with the Guatemala U-17 National Team for a CONCACAF tournament in 2019 … Earned First Honors for three years at Georgetown Prep … A part of the Spanish Club, Business Club, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) and Best Buddies.

Personal: Son of Mario and Katia Ortega ... Has two sisters, Tatianna and Sabrina ... Father, Mario, played soccer at Georgetown from 1985-1986 ... Sister, Tatianna, played soccer at Northeastern from 2018-2022 ... Grandfather, Mario, played soccer for the Guatemalan National Team and played from Guatemalan powerhouse Comunicaciones F.C. ... Uncle, Jose Tinoco competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a 4x100m sprinter ... Born on June 13, 2003.