Background
Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined Corinthians" youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba.
Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined Corinthians" youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba.
In 2013 he moved to Avaí, being assigned to the under-20 squad. On 7 May 2014 Ortigoza joined Duque de Caxias, and also scored his first goal for on 3 August, which ended the team"s a five-month fasting. He finished the campaign with 12 appearances and three goals.
On 10 February 2015 Ortigoza was loaned to Portuguesa, after a period on trial.
On 18 May Ortigoza moved to Mogi Mirim, shortly after being released by Lusa.
He made his debut for the club on 4 March, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Santos-Associated Press. Six days later he made his Campeonato Paulista debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Gonçalves in a 1–2 away loss against XV de Piracicaba, also scoring his side"s only.