Guzmán Ortega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guzmán Ortega Sanjuan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Palencia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | CIA | ||
| 2022–2023 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Palencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Júpiter Leonés | 27 | (5) |
| 2024– | Cultural Leonesa | 19 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 | |||
Guzmán Ortega Sanjuan (born 12 January 2004), sometimes known as just Guzmán, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.
Career
Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Guzmán began his career with local Club Internacional de la Amistad at the age of five.[1] On 30 April 2022, he made his senior debut with Palencia CF (as the club had an affiliation agreement with CIA), starting in a 2–0 Tercera División RFEF away loss to CD Numancia B.[2]
In July 2022, Guzmán left CIA and joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, initially for the Juvenil squad.[3] He started to feature with farm team Júpiter Leonés in the following year, before renewing his contract until 2026 on 28 February 2024.[4]
Guzmán became a first team member of Cultu ahead of the 2024–25 Primera Federación, and further extended his link until 2027 on 11 March 2025.[5] A backup to Víctor García, he appeared in 21 matches as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.
Guzmán made his professional debut on 15 August 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Larios in a 5–1 away loss to Burgos CF.[6]
Personal life
Ortega's father Fernando was also a footballer and a defender.[3] He notably represented CF Palencia for the most of his career.[7]
References
- ^ "¡Guzmán, El León!" [Guzmán, the Lion!] (in Spanish). Protio Sport. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "El Palencia CF cierra la temporada con derrota" [Palencia CF end the season with a defeat] (in Spanish). Diario Palentino. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "El nuevo CIA arranca el lunes" [The new CIA start on Monday] (in Spanish). Diario Palentino. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "La Cultural renueva a uno de sus canteranos más destacados" [Cultural renew one of their most highlighted youth players] (in Spanish). Leonoticias. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Guzmán Ortega renueva con la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Guzmán Ortega renews with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "El Burgos amarga el regreso de la Cultural a Segunda" [Burgos bitter Cultural's return to Segunda] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Fernando: Luis Fernando Ortega Merino at BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
- Guzmán Ortega at BDFutbol
- Guzmán Ortega at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Guzmán Ortega at Soccerway