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Biography
Jesús "Jessie" Ortiz (born August 11, 2000), is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the professional Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, on loan from the Houston Dynamo Academy.
Club career
Ortiz has played with the academy teams of the Houston Dynamo since 2014. During the 2016-17 season, he played for Houston's U-16 team, making two appearances for the U-18 team.
An Academy player competing as an amateur call-up to Houston's USL affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Ortiz made his senior professional debut at the age of 16 on June 10, 2017, in a 3–1 RGV win over the Seattle Sounders 2. He replaced Emilio García in the 90th minute. During the summer of 2017, he made five appearances for the Brazos Valley Cavalry in the USL Premier Development League (PDL).