Leonardo Rech Ortiz

Leonardo "Léo" Rech Ortiz (; born 3 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

Ortiz won the 2021 Bola de Prata and despite being called-up to the Brazil national team since 2021 he made his debut only in 2025.

He is son of Luís Fernando Roese Ortiz, one of the greatest Brazilian futsal players of all time.

Club career

Internacional Born in Porto Alegre, Ortiz was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 2 September 2015, starting in a 2–0 Copa FGF away win against Igrejinha.

After appearing with the B-side, Ortiz was promoted to the main squad in January 2017, and made his first team debut on 25 February by starting in a 1–0 home win against Brasil de Pelotas for the Campeonato Gaúcho championship. On 6 March, he extended his contract until December 2019.

Ortiz had 13 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B appearances during his first senior season, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A at first attempt.

Ortiz made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 15 April 2018, starting in a 3–0 away loss against América Mineiro.

Sport Recife (loan) On 31 December 2017, he was loaned to top-tier side Sport Recife for one year. He only had six appearances for Sport Recife as his side had been relegated in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

On 12 December 2018, Ortiz joined Red Bull Brasil on loan.

Red Bull Bragantino

In April 2019, Ortiz signed a permanent deal with Red Bull Bragantino, after the merger of Red Bull Brasil and Clube Atlético Bragantino.

Flamengo On 5 March 2024, Ortiz signed a five year contract with Flamengo in a €7m transfer deal. He debuted for his new club on 10 April 2024 in a Copa Libertadores 2–0 win against Palestino, in this match Ortiz also scored his first goal for Flamengo.

During the 2025 season, Ortiz established himself as a cornerstone of the defense, featuring in 56 matches with 52 starts. His technical quality was evident in his distribution, maintaining a remarkable 91% pass accuracy and averaging 4.1 successful long balls per game, which helped drive his team forward. Offensively, the center-back contributed four goals and two assists, while also providing 16 key passes—an average of 0.3 per match. On the defensive end, Ortiz was equally dominant, winning 59% of his aerial challenges (1.9 per game) and maintaining a 58% overall duel success rate. His reading of the game led to 4.8 ball recoveries and 3.5 clearances per outing, showing great discipline by committing only 0.6 fouls per match despite receiving seven yellow cards throughout the year.

International career In June 2021, he received his first call-up to the Brazil national team, amidst the 2021 Copa América on home soil, to replace injured defender Felipe for the quarter-finals onward. He became the first Red Bull Bragantino player to be summoned to the national team since 1994, and the first to be called since Red Bull took over the club. Red Bull Bragantino was leading the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at that Time. Brazil finished the continental championship as runners-up.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Flamengo FIFA Challenger Cup: 2025 FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2025 Copa Libertadores: 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2025 Copa do Brasil: 2024 Supercopa do Brasil: 2025 Campeonato Carioca: 2024, 2025, 2026

Individual Bola de Prata: 2021 , 2025 Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2024