Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra (born 10 October 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga PRO Ecuador club Barcelona S.C. Previously Cortez played for Independiente del Valle, Lobos BUAP, Emelec, Botafogo and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against Honduras.

Career

Independiente Del Valle

In the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against Deportivo Municipal to keep his team in the competition.

Gabriel Cortez

Jail

On April 24, 2022 Gabriel "Loco'' Cortez was arrested for potential ties with cartel. In June 2022 he was released on bail.

Gabriel Cortez

Career statistics

References

1995 births

Living people

Ecuadorian men's footballers

Ecuador men's international footballers

Ecuadorian Serie A players

Liga MX players

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players

C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers

Lobos BUAP footballers

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players

C.S. Emelec footballers

Guayaquil City F.C. footballers

Barcelona S.C. footballers

9 de Octubre F.C. players

People from Esmeraldas Province

Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers

Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico

Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil

Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico

Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil

Men's association football midfielders

Gabriel Cortez