Samara Ortiz

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Samara Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Samara Ortiz Cruz
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Youth career
2012–2013 Rayo Vallecano
2013–2016 CD Canillas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 CD Tacón 14 (0)
2020–2021 Real Madrid 5 (1)
2021–2022 Brøndby 12 (0)
2022– Deportivo La Coruña 70 (1)
International career
2014– Azerbaijan U19 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:18, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:23, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Samara Ortiz Cruz (born 16 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Deportivo La Coruña.

Personal life

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Ortiz was born in Spain to a Cuban mother and a Spanish father.[3] Her twin sister, Malena, is also a footballer.[4] Outside of football, she studied for a degree in Environmental Science at the University of Alcalá.[3]

Club career

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Ortiz started her career in Rayo Vallecano's academy along with her twin sister.[5] The sisters both ended up playing for CD Canillas and then its successor CD Tacón, a club that would itself progress to become Real Madrid.[3][5] In the summer of 2021, Samara Ortiz would join Danish club Brøndby meaning that the sisters were separated for the first time.[6] After one season in Denmark, Ortiz opted to move back to Spain and joined Deportivo La Coruña for the 2022–23 season.[7]

International career

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Ortiz became a citizen of Azerbaijan in 2014 and, on 13 September, she made her debut for their under-19 team in a match against Ukraine.[3][8]

References

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