Stefan Ortega
#62,374 Most Popular
About
One of Manchester City's most recent signings bears some stylistic resemblance to current goalkeeper Ederson, already having an assist to his name--for his previous club Arminia Bielefeld of Germany's Bundesliga. Such creativity has amassed the German 360,000 followers on Instagram.
Before Fame
After a half-dozen games for Arminia Bielefeld's B team in 2010-2011, he was called up by the senior team the next season and replaced the injured Patrick Platins.
Trivia
He was an unused substitute on Germany's Under 19 squad in 2010, and served as a potential reserve on Germany's National UEFA Euro 2020 team. His teammates call him "Tego."
Family Life
Born in Hofgeismar, Hesse, Germany, his father is a Spaniard and his mother is German.
Associated With
Ortega's now gone from a middling Bundesliga team to one of the most successful soccer teams in the world, chockfull of stars like Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, and Kevin De Bruyne.
