Gabriel Jhon Cortez Casierra (born 10 October 1995) is an

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ian

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who plays as a

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for

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

club

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. Previously Cortez played for

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

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, Emelec,

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and made his international debut on 22 February 2017 against

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Career

Independiente Del Valle

In the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage Cortez scored a last minute equalizer against

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to keep his team in the competition.

Jail

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

Career statistics

References

1995 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Independiente del Valle footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Botafogo FR players C.S. Emelec footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers 9 de Octubre F.C. players Footballers 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 {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub