Dilan Ortíz

Dilan Andrés Ortíz Aragón (born 15 March 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Ufa.

Club career Born in Popayán, Ortíz came through the youth ranks of Atlético Nacional. At club level, Ortíz made his debut playing on loan at Real Cartagena making 14 appearances and scoring twice in the 2018 Categoría Primera B season. Then, in June next year, at the end of the first semester of the 2019 Categoría Primera B season, the loan contract expired and Ortíz left Real Cartagena. He returned to his club, Nacional, but he soon arranged a new loan deal, this time in Europe, with Čukarički from Serbia. He debuted in the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga on 6 March 2020, in a home game against Spartak Subotica, a 4–1 win. On 21 May 2022, Ortiz scored the winning goal for FC Ufa in the 90th minute in a 2–1 away victory over FC Rubin Kazan in the last matchday of the league season, which allowed Ufa to avoid direct relegation and forced Rubin's relegation instead. Ufa was nevertheless relegated a week later after losing in relegation play-offs to FC Orenburg, conceding the decisive goal in the 3rd added minute of the return leg. Ufa did not exercise their purchase option following the relegation.

On 25 June 2022, Ortíz returned to Ufa and signed a long-term contract. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Ufa was relegated again to the third-tier Russian Second League, foreign players are not eligible to play in the league. On 4 July 2023, his contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent.

From 2023 to 2024 he defended the colors of NK Slaven Belupo.

On 20 February 2024, Ortíz joined the Serbian SuperLiga club Radnički 1923 Kragujevac.

International career Ortiz was part of the Colombian U-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. )

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