Ortega Deniran (born 28 May 1986) is a Nigerian retired footballer who works as a manager for Warri Wolves.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ortega Deniran | ||
Date of birth | (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Edinburgh City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | CD Suchitepéquez | 28 | (9) |
2006 | Chongqing Lifan | 13 | (1) |
2007 | Spartak Varna | 10 | (2) |
2007–2011 | Slavia Sofia | 32 | (12) |
2009 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 7 | (3) |
2010 | → FC Banants (loan) | 20 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Dolphins | ||
2013– | Edinburgh City | ||
Teams managed | |||
2021– | Warri Wolves | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2012 |
Between 2004 and 2005, he was in Guatemala and played in the local team CD Suchitepéquez.[1] In Apertura 2004–05 season he played in 11 matches and scored 4 goals.[2][3][4][5] In Clausura 2004–05 season he played in 17 matches and scored 5 goals.[6][7][8][9]
In June 2006, Deniran signed for Chongqing Lifan. He joined Spartak in February 2007 on a free transfer. After six months in Spartak, he signed with Slavia Sofia in July 2007. On 23 July 2009 he joined Levski Sofia on loan. Deniran scored his first two goals for Levski on 8 August 2009 against Botev Plovdiv. The result of the match was 5:0 with a home win for Levski. In 2010, he moved to Armenian side FC Banants. In 2011, he returned to Slavia, but shortly he was removed from the training camp by Emil Velev for lack of discipline.[10]
After leaving Slavia he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins in 2012, although he has since moved to Scotland in 2013 and is currently playing for Edinburgh City whom he has recently gained promotion with into the Scottish League Two after spending three seasons with them, two of which were in the newly formed fifth tier of Scottish football.
With CD Suchitepéquez.
With Levski Sofia.
With FC Banants.
With Edinburgh City