Height 1.70 m Years Team Weight 55 kg | Name Melissa Ortiz Role Football player | |
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Full name Melissa Ortiz Matallana Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 25) Playing position Profiles | ||
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Melissa Ortiz Matallana (born 24 January 1990) is a player on the Colombia women's national football team currently playing for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League. She is a striker, attacking midfielder, and winger.
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- Soccer highlights melissa ortiz
- Melissa ortiz some truth for everybody men and women
- Early life
- College career
- KR Reykjavik
- Boston Breakers
- International
- References
Melissa ortiz some truth for everybody men and women
Early life
Ortiz was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. She graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in 2008.
College career
Ortiz played for Lynn University for four years where she was nominated for the 2011 Sunshine State Conference Co-Player and Offensive Player of the Year. She became the first player in the program's history to receive both awards in the same season. Additionally, she was the very first Offensive Player of the Year and second Player of the Year. At Lynn, Ortiz accumulated over 100 points, becoming the 10th player in school history to accomplish this feat. Her SSC Player and Offensive Player of the Year recognition gave her the perfect trifecta award, as in 2008 she was the SSC Freshman of the Year. Ortiz was also the second player at Lynn to be a four-time All-SSC selection.
KR Reykjavik
She played the 2013 season in group A of Iceland's second division 1. delid kvenna with KR Reykjavik in their first season out of the first division Úrvalsdeild kvenna since 1984. Oritz's four goals in eleven appearances helped the team to with the second division regular season, but Reykjavik lost the promotion play-off.
Boston Breakers
On 5 December 2013 Ortiz signed for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League, but on 3 April 2014, the Breakers waived Ortiz.
International
For the Colombian National Team, Melissa is one of the "Chicas Super Poderosas" and has represented her country in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she scored the team's best goal in a 3–1 loss to Germany. She was named alternate in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, then to the full team in the 2012 London Olympics. On 28 July 2012 at Hampden Park, Ortiz came on as a substitute in the 3–0 loss to the United States team that included Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and future team mate Heather O'Reilly of the Boston Breakers. On 31 July 2012 she played in front of a crowd of 13,184 at St James' Park which is home to Newcastle United against France where they lost 1–0 in the final Group G game.