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High School: Formerly of Arsenal FC...like teammates Tony Salciccia and Steve Birnbaum, Ortega was invited into the U.S. U-18 National team in 2008 and 2009...along with Salciccia, was part of the adidas ESP camp in 2007...also a member of the Cal-South ODP team from 2005-07...played for the 2002 Cal-South state championship squad and was a Far West regional finalist in that same year...an Honor Roll student at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, Calif.
Personal: Undeclared major...parents are Dan and Karen Ortega...has a brother who plays soccer at San Diego State...his uncle and aunt both went to Cal...hopes to play professional soccer before pursuing a career in law or in a medical field...born on Feb. 5, 1991, in San Diego.
