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D.C. United Acquire Jose Guillermo Ortiz on Loan

December 20, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


WASHINGTON- United have acquired Costa Rican forward José Guillermo Ortiz from CS Herediano of the Primera División de Costa Rica on loan with an option to buy at the end of the 2017 season.

Ortiz, 24, had a breakout year in 2016 with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense; in addition to scoring 15 goals, he was the leading scorer in the Verano tournament. In four seasons with LD Alajuelense, he scored 28 goals and recorded five assists while playing as a center forward, winger and withdrawn striker.

"José is coming off a very good year in 2016 and we are very pleased to have secured his services in a one-year loan," Dave Kasper, United general manager and VP of soccer operations, said. "His energy and movement create problems for opposing defenses, and he has a nose for the goal. We welcome José to the D.C. United family and we look forward to having him joining us in pre-season training camp in January."

The five-foot-eleven San José native previously played against the Black-and-Red in the 2014-15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League; he scored two goals on Feb. 26 at Alajuelense. Ortiz will join the Black-and-Red in preseason in late January 2017.

José Guillermo Ortiz

Height: 5-11

Weight: 160

DOB: 06/20/1992

Hometown: Uruca, San José, Costa Rica

Citizenship: Costa Rica

Status: International

Previous Club: CS Herediano

Transaction: D.C. United acquire José Guillermo Ortiz on loan from CS Herediano with option to buy at the end of the 2017 season.

- One of the founding clubs of Major League Soccer in 1996, D.C. United are the most decorated team in the United States, with 13 domestic and international trophies. The Black-and-Red have won the MLS Cup four times (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004), the Supporters' Shield four times (1997, 1999, 2006 and 2007) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup three times (1996, 2008 and 2013).

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