Alfredo Ortuño


Alfredo Ortuño Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as a forward.

Club career

Born in Yecla, Region of Murcia, Ortuño graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup. On 20 December 2008, while still a junior, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against UD Las Palmas for the Segunda División.
In summer 2010, Ortuño was definitely promoted to the main squad, but appeared rarely as the Castilla-La Mancha side dropped down a level. On 11 July 2011, he moved to Getafe CF B in Segunda División B, and continued to compete in that level in the following seasons, representing Levante UD B and La Hoya Lorca CF.
Ortuño joined Granada CF from La Liga on 17 January 2014, being immediately loaned to Girona FC. He scored his first professional goal on the 25th, netting his team's only in a 1–1 home draw against SD Eibar; he finished the campaign as club top scorer alongside Gerard Bordas, as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation from the second level.
On 28 July 2014, Ortuño signed a new deal with Granada running until 2018. He played his first game in the Spanish top flight on 23 August, featuring 45 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.
On 16 January 2015, Ortuño was loaned to Las Palmas until June. After winning promotion to the top division he was bought outright for €1 million, signing a contract until 2019 but being loaned to Real Zaragoza in the second tier on 21 July.
After an unassuming six-month spell at RCD Mallorca in 2016, Ortuño joined fellow second tier club Cádiz CF on 4 August of that year, on loan. He scored a career-best 17 goals during the season, including braces against Getafe CF, AD Alcorcón and Córdoba CF.
On 2 September 2017, Ortuño cut ties with Las Palmas and signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid the following day. Late in the month, however, he unilaterally terminated his contract with the latter, triggering a clause which meant he would not be able to compete in the Spanish second division that season.
On 3 January 2018, 27-year-old Ortuño moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed with Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake. He was released on 23 July, and joined his first club Albacete on a three-year deal just hours later.
On 30 January 2019, Ortuño was loaned to fellow second division side Extremadura UD until June. On 6 August, he moved to Real Oviedo of the same tier also in a temporary deal.

Personal life

Ortuño's younger brother, Juan Tomás, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was brought up at Albacete.