Deniran Ortega

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Personal information
Ortega Deniran
Full name	Ortega Deniran
Date of birth	28 May 1986 (1986-05-28) (age 22)
Place of birth	Warri, Nigeria
Height	1.79m/72kg
Playing position	Forward,Winger
Club information
Current club	Slavia Sofia
Number	11
Youth clubs
1996-2003	Apapa-Lagos
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2004 2004 2005 2005-2006 2006 2007 2007-	Idah United CD Apatzingan Lagartos CD Suchitepéquez Chongqing Lifan Spartak Varna Slavia Sofia	? (?) 10 (8) 12 (6) 36 (17) 14 (1) 13 (3) 16 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 1, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 1, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ortega Deniran (born 28 May 1986) is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays as a Striker for PFC Slavia Sofia.Ortega plays in the left or right of attack.

[edit] Career

His first club was Apapa-Lagos from Nigerian town Apapa.After that he went to Mexico and played for Mexican clubs "CD Apatzingan" and "Lagartos".In season 2005/2006 he was in Guatemala in local team CD Suchitepéquez.In June 2006 Ortega signed for Chongqing Lifan.He signed for Spartak in February 2007 on a free transfer.In the international friendly tournament "Kavarna Albena cup" (12-18 February 2007) in Bulgarian resort "Albena",Ortega scored 3 goals in 4 matches - a joint topgoalscorer and also won MVP of the tournament.He is very fast and skilful and fans from Varna called him "The child of wind".In July 2007 signed with Slavia Sofia.